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Rank-and-File Dems Buck Smith on ICBM Value

Wednesday, March 6th, 2019

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Rank-and-File Dems Buck Smith on ICBM Value

HASC Chairman Rep. Adam Smith (D-Wash.)

The United States does not need intercontinental ballistic missiles to prevent a nuclear attack on its territory, House Armed Services Committee Chairman Adam Smith (D-Wash.) said in a hearing here Wednesday — but a couple rank-and-file Democrats disagreed. “The problem with them is that they’re identifiable targets,” Smith said of ICBMs from the dais. “And also, I don’t think they’re necessary for deterrence because of the submarines we have.” Since the November midterm elections that put his party back in…

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