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Leon Panetta: And you know my view, talking with the President was--if I brought it to the point where we had evidence that they are…

On the recordMay 16, 2016
And you know my view, talking with the President was--if I brought it to the point where we had evidence that they are developing an atomic weapon, I think the President is serious that he is not going to allow that to happen.
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Leon Panetta
Democratic · California

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Panetta discusses the President's commitment to preventing Iran from developing nuclear weapons.

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