[Congressional Record Volume 145, Number 49 (Monday, April 12, 1999)]
[House]
[Page H1808]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




   CHINESE ESPIONAGE JEOPARDIZES SECURITY OF AMERICA AND ITS CITIZENS

  (Mr. GIBBONS asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. GIBBONS. Mr. Speaker, the security of America and its citizens 
has been seriously jeopardized because of the nuclear weapons and 
missile transfer of technology to China. The American people deserve to 
know just how our Nation's goose has been cooked.
  Newsweek recently reported that our top nuclear weapons expert 
practically fainted when briefed by CIA analysts on the preliminary 
damage assessment from Chinese espionage.
  Additionally, I think the American people will also feel faint when 
they learn that the investigating officials believe that the Chinese 
spying, even into our most serious secret weapons programs, is 
described as almost total.
  Mr. Speaker, nuclear warhead technology might be hard for most to 
conceive, but the fact that China could conceivably have the power to 
kill as many as seven million Americans with one missile is something 
that I think everyone can visualize.
  This Chinese espionage has gone on far too long. I urge the Security 
Council to release the Cox report because this administration needs to 
stand up and take responsibility for release of this Top Secret 
technology, and the American people deserve to fully know what kind of 
mess we are actually in.
  Mr. Speaker, I yield back any secrets we may have.

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