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Chris Murphy: “I am not worried about an intentional attack against NATO. I do not think that is in Putin's plans, but I am worried…”

On the recordJune 22, 2016
I am not worried about an intentional attack against NATO. I do not think that is in Putin's plans, but I am worried that his activities do raise or increase the risks of inadvertent conflict.
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Chris Murphy
Democratic · Connecticut

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Murphy expresses concern over Russia's military actions increasing inadvertent conflict risks.

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