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Derrick Van Orden: “I've been to Israel several times and they have the Iron…”

Featuring: Derrick Van Orden, Republican | U.S. House, Wisconsin, District 3

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Rep. Van Orden Raises Questions on Nuclear Triad in Strategic Forces Hearing

Published | Video Starts at 01:28

I'm just saying that at Star wars program that shut down the Soviet Union and it didn't work. We didn't have the technologies to do it. It didn't work. This can work. I've been to Israel several times and they have the Iron Dome. I think it's incredibly important that we work for the Golden Dome. I don't share some of my colleagues concern that this will start a nuclear war. (01:28–01:34)

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