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Bill Clinton: This suspension presents an unusual and extraordinary threat to U.S. national security goals due to the risk of nuclear…

On the recordJune 20, 2000
This suspension presents an unusual and extraordinary threat to U.S. national security goals due to the risk of nuclear proliferation.
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Bill Clinton
Democratic · Arkansas

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Message to the Congress on the National Emergency With Respect to the Russian Federation

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