[Congressional Record Volume 144, Number 119 (Thursday, September 10, 1998)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1690]
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          CONDEMNING THE DEMOCRATIC PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF KOREA

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                              HON. JAY KIM

                             of california

                    in the house of representatives

                      Thursday, September 10, 1998

  Mr. KIM. Mr. Speaker, today I introduce this House Resolution to 
condemn the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) for its recent 
missile test over the air space of Japan. We cannot be silent on this 
reprehensible action. The North Korean government has proven time and 
time again its utter contempt for the established norms of 
international diplomacy and behavior.
  While many of their actions in the past could be written off as 
incomprehensible, or even comical, this one is of much graver concern. 
The new-found ability of an irrational unpredictable, and undemocratic 
regime to deliver weapons of mass destructions with such swiftness must 
at the very least draw a harsh condemnation from this body. To stay 
silent on this matter would be equivalent to telling the DPRK to go 
right ahead and test again. And that would be foolhardy and dangerous.
  I urge my colleagues to cosponsor and support this timely resolution.

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