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On the recordMay 14, 2018
If we lose the high ground and another nation is dominant because they cheated their way into that position, does that not pose a direct national security threat to the United States?
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Marco Rubio
Republican · Florida

Editor's note · Context

Rubio emphasizes the national security risks of losing technological dominance.

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