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Tom Cotton: “If Vladimir Putin wanted, he could hold United States troops in Europe at risk with nuclear-armed cruise missiles.”

On the recordMarch 8, 2017
If Vladimir Putin wanted, he could hold United States troops in Europe at risk with nuclear-armed cruise missiles.
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Tom Cotton
Republican · Arkansas

Editor's note · Context

Cotton emphasizes the threat posed by Russia's nuclear capabilities to U.S. troops in Europe.

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