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Eleanor Holmes Norton: “Today, the United States continues to possess around 7,300 operational nuclear warheads, and the other declared nuclear…”

On the recordJuly 16, 1999
Today, the United States continues to possess around 7,300 operational nuclear warheads, and the other declared nuclear powers--Russia, Great Britain, France, and China--are estimated to possess over 10,000 operational warheads.
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Eleanor Holmes Norton
Democratic · District of Columbia
Source
congress.gov
Jul 16, 1999

Editor's note · Context

Discussing the current state of nuclear weapons in the United States and other powers.

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