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On the recordApril 13, 2016
What kind of intelligence do we need to possess in order for the President to order a preemptive attack on a state possessing nuclear weapons?
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Mike Rogers
Republican · Alabama

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Rogers questions the intelligence needed for a preemptive nuclear attack.

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