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On the recordSeptember 21, 2009
The fact is from all this that it is hard not to conclude that we are still not properly prepared to counter the threat of a weapons of mass destruction attack against the United States and particularly the bioterrorist threat, despite measures taken after the 2001 anthrax attacks.
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Joe Lieberman
Independent · Connecticut

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Lieberman emphasizes the U.S. unpreparedness for WMD threats.

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