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On the recordJuly 28, 2015
The reason we want to stop Iran from having an ICBM program is that the 'I' in ICBM stands for 'intercontinental,' which means having the capability to fly from Iran to the United States, and we don't want that.
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Jeff Sessions
Republican · Alabama

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Senator Sessions outlines the U.S. policy against Iran developing intercontinental ballistic missiles.

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