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Bill Nelson

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Bill Nelson is an American politician and attorney who served as a United States Senator from Florida from 2001 to 2019. A member of the Democratic Party, he previously represented Florida's 9th congressional district in the U.S. House of Representatives from 1993 to 2001. Nelson also held the position of Florida's Insurance Commissioner from 1995 to 1999, where he focused on consumer protection and insurance reform.

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Apr 20, 2010

The threat of global nuclear war has become remote, but the risk of nuclear attack has increased. The most immediate and extreme threat today is nuclear terrorism.

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Apr 20, 2010

We must do everything we can, as quickly as possible, to ensure that this does not happen.

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Apr 20, 2010

Mr. Secretary, does DOD know the full extent of the material involved in this effort for which you all have responsibility?

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Apr 20, 2010

I think what they're waking up to is, if a terrorist attack can occur in the Moscow subway, it can occur anyplace.

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Apr 20, 2010

All right. Let's address our support to the IAEA.

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Apr 20, 2010

Mr. Baker, you had talked earlier about the disposition of 34 metric tons of weapon-grade plutonium by converting it to the fuel for the commercial power reactors.

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Apr 20, 2010

How does this fold into the lessening of warheads that will be required under the new treaty?

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Apr 20, 2010

It does, indeed, express their concern.

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Apr 20, 2010

I'm optimistic the relationship will stay good for the next 3 years.

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Apr 20, 2010

Iran could have enough weapon-grade uranium for one bomb within the next year.

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Apr 19, 2010

Does it seem to the Senator--Mr. President, if I may continue a question--does it seem to the Senator there is something eerily symmetrical here in the way there is always the cry that it is being rushed through the Senate Chamber? Did we…

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Apr 19, 2010

Would the Senator believe the latest iteration of objection by the other side to this Wall Street reform effort is what I heard this morning: that they now say this legislation should not be rushed through the Senate? My question to the…

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