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Howard P. McKeon: “If we back off from the policy that they do not attain nuclear capability, then the overall threat to the world is…”

On the recordJune 19, 2012
If we back off from the policy that they do not attain nuclear capability, then the overall threat to the world is something we do not want to even contemplate.
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Howard P. McKeon
California

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Warning about the global threat if Iran achieves nuclear capability.

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