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On the recordMay 19, 2009
the United States has maintained nuclear weapons for 17 years without explosive nuclear weapons testing. As one lab director recently said, 'we know how to do this.'
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Bill Nelson
Democratic · Florida

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Bill Nelson emphasizes the U.S. capability to maintain nuclear weapons without testing.

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