Session #97 · 1981–83

Speech #970144635

They are designed to float or spin to Earth when dropped from a Russian helicopter. and built to explode after their first contact with the Earth after the drop. The Russians have made the "butterfly bomb" their main calling card in attacking our people. They have dropped these deadly little mines by the tonsnot thousands. but hundreds of thousands of them. Many have been dropped along footpaths in the border area. where refugees fleeing the country are likely to step on them or pick them up. Some have been disguished as ordinary household items or as toys. Children. as a result. are among the victims of these insidious weaponswhich incidentally. are banned by an International Conventions of which the USSR. among others. is a signatory.
Keywords matched
refugees

Classification

Target group
Sentiment
Negative
Stereotyping
No
Confidence
95%
Model
gemini-2.0-flash
Framing
Victim Security threat Humanitarian

Speaker & context

Speaker
JAMES LEACH
Party
R
Chamber
H
State
IA
Gender
M
Date
1982-03-04
Speech ID
970144635
Paragraph
#2
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