[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 162 (2016), Part 3]
[House]
[Page 3504]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




            IRAN AND NORTH KOREA COCONSPIRATORS IN MISCHIEF

  (Mr. POE of Texas asked and was given permission to address the House 
for 1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. POE of Texas. Mr. Speaker, a satellite flying in space over the 
Super Bowl, a long-range missile test, 15 other missile launches, the 
test of a so-called hydrogen bomb, and threats to destroy Manhattan. 
This is North Korean saber rattling in 2016 alone.
  It is safe to assume the Iranians were on site as witnesses to these 
latest violations of international law.
  Why? Because the Iranian scientists have been present nearly every 
time the North Koreans have issued or launched missiles for decades.
  The rogue nations of Iran and North Korea have been working together 
since the 1980s on missile development. During the 1990s, they started 
developing long-range ballistic missiles. By the 2000s, the Iranians 
were giving North Korea sensitive data from their own tests to improve 
North Korean missile systems.
  Mr. Speaker, North Korea already has the ability to attack South 
Korea, and Iran has the ability to attack Israel. These long-range 
missiles are intended for the United States.
  The American people should understand the threat we face. We should 
be prepared. Our Nation must sanction these belligerent powers and 
develop a robust missile defense system to protect our homeland.
  And that is just the way it is.

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