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HOUR. >> CONGRESSIONALLY ESTABLISHED COMMISSION ON THE PREVENTION OF PROLIFERATION OF WEAPONS OF MASS DESTRUCTION AND TERRORISTS. THIS COMMISSION...
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PRESIDENTIAL ELECTIONS, BOTH REPUBLICAN AND DEMOCRATIC CANDIDATES HAVE IDENTIFIED AS OUR NATION'S GREATEST SECURITY RISK THE WORST PEOPLE IN THE...
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TIM ROEMER, RAD MAKER AND HENRY SIKULSKI WHO HAVE SERVED OUR GOVERNMENT IN A VARIETY OF IMPORTANT POSITIONS GAVE US AN EXCELLENT RANGE OF INSIGHTS AND...
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ESSENTIALLY NONPARTISAN, WHERE WE POOLED OUR ABILITIES AND PERSPECTIVES ON THESE ISSUES WHERE WE CAME UP WITH A RECOMMENDATION OF WHAT WE THOUGHT...
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SECURITY THREAT AND THEIR WILLINGNESS TO BE ACTIVE PARTNERS IN ACHEEFING THE GOALS OF THESE RECOMMENDATIONS. SO I AM VERY PLEASED WITH THE INITIAL RECEPTION...
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THE FACT THAT PAKISTAN IS A NUCLEAR POWER, CONCERNS ABOUT ARE THE -- IS THE NUCLEAR MATERIAL THERE AS SECURE AS IT SHOULD BE, AND EVERYTHING FROM THAT...
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YOU'RE NOT IN YOUR HOTEL. THE BAD NEWS IS YOUR HOTEL IS GONE. WE WERE HOURS AWAY FROM THE MARRIOTT HOTEL IN ISLAMABAD WHEN THE TERRORISTS HIT IT....
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MATERIAL. TURNED OUT NOT TO BE. FROM THAT POINT FORWARD, IT HAS BEEN HIS DESIRE TO GAIN ACCESS TO MATERIALS FOR WEAPONS OF MASS DESTRUCTION. THAT HE...
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THEM IF THEY GET THE CAPABILITY. WE KNOW THAT ORGANIZATIONALLY THEY ARE SOPHISTICATED ENOUGH TO GET IT. IT'S NOT LIKE THE QUESTION IS CAN THEY BUILD A...
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ON PATHOGENS THAT POTENTIALLY COULD BE USED FOR LETHAL PURPOSES. WE SAW ONE EXAMPLE OF THIS FROM ONE OF THE HIGHEST CONTAINMENT LABS, FORT DETRICK,...
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INTERNATIONAL CONVENTION OR CONVENING OF THE KEY LIFE SCIENCE RESEARCH COUNTRIES TO TRY TO STANDARDIZE THIS KIND OF APPROACH IN THE BIO AREA. WHAT...
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2002, THE BUSH ADMINISTRATION DECIDED TO DISENGAGE FROM THE NEGOTIATIONS ON THAT FOR A VARIETY OF REASONS. AND THAT WAS A CONTROVERSIAL DECISION BY...
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DID. >> WE HAVE SOME RECOMMENDATIONS FOR INTERNAL REFORM WITHIN THE UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT. WE'RE RECOMMENDING, FOR INSTANCE, THE CONGRESS NEEDS...
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AND THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT TENDS TO ORGANIZE AROUND SPECIFIC FUNCTIONS, CREATING STOVEPIPES WHICH DO NOT FACILITATE DEALING WITH AN ISSUE OF THIS...
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THAT WILL BE VERY HELPFUL. THEN ALSO WHAT THE CHAIRMAN WAS SAYING ABOUT CONGRESSIONAL OVERSIGHT. WE RE-EMPHASIZE WHAT OTHER COMMISSIONS HAVE RECOMMENDED....
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USING WEAPONS USABLE HIGHLY ENRICHED URANIUM AND RESEARCH REACTORS IN THE UNITED STATES OR EXPORTING IT. WE STILL DO THIS. THE COMMISSION TOOK A FIRM...
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ABUSE. WHAT WE'RE SAYING IN THIS REPORT IS LOOK, THIS IS THE URGENT AND IMPORTANT AND HAS TO CONSTANTLY BE AT THE TOP OF THE MENU. [INAUDIBLE] >>...
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THE NEAR FUTURE WERE NUCLEAR AND BIOLOGICAL. SO WE DID NOT IGNORE THE FACT THAT THERE ARE OTHER FORMS, PARTICULARLY CHEMICAL AND RADIOLOGICAL. WE...
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IN THEIR REGIONS. IF NORTH KOREA CONTINUES TO ADD TO ITS STOCKPILE THE PRESSURE ON SOUTH KOREA, JAPAN TO RESPOND IS GOING TO BE VERY DIFFICULT TO...
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DISINCENTIVES. [INAUDIBLE] >> WE DON'T TALK SPECIFICALLY ABOUT THAT ISSUE, BUT IN GENERAL, WE ARE GOING TO BE -- WE ENCOURAGE -- WE LOOK AT THE NUCLEAR...
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THE TRANSITION TEAM. >> THANK YOU. >> THE W.M.D. COMMISSION REPORT WAS RELEASED EARLIER
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TODAY. READ THE FULL REPORT AT THE COMMISSION'S WEBSITE. NOW AN UPDATE ON U.S. DIPLOMATIC EFFORTS IN INDIA AND
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PAKISTAN. A NUMBER OF SENIOR OFFICIALS
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HAVE TRAVELED TO THE REGION IN ORDER TO REDUCE
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