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On the recordMarch 19, 2003
The first line of defense against proliferation is to keep people from getting the materials and technology for weapons of mass destruction in the first place.
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Joe Biden
Democratic · Delaware
Source
congress.gov
Mar 19, 2003

Editor's note · Context

Biden discusses the importance of preventing access to WMD materials.

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