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Porter Goss: “It becomes almost a piece of the Holy Grail for a small country that otherwise might be victimized, living in a…”

On the recordFebruary 15, 2005
It becomes almost a piece of the Holy Grail for a small country that otherwise might be victimized, living in a dangerous neighborhood, to have a nuclear weapon.
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Porter Goss
Florida

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Goss explains why countries like Iran might pursue nuclear weapons for security.

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