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Antony Blinken: “I think what is most likely to lead to a nuclear arms race in the region is Iran getting a nuclear weapon.”

On the recordJanuary 20, 2015
I think what is most likely to lead to a nuclear arms race in the region is Iran getting a nuclear weapon.
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Antony Blinken
Democratic · District of Columbia

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Blinken warns that Iran obtaining a nuclear weapon could trigger a regional arms race.

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