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On the recordJune 9, 2009
What is the national security concern about a World War I munition that certainly isn't anywhere used today?
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Eleanor Holmes Norton
Democratic · District of Columbia

Editor's note · Context

Norton emphasizes the outdated nature of the munitions and challenges the secrecy.

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