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Jimmy Carter: “The primary purpose of the NPT is to reduce the likelihood of nuclear war by preventing the spread of nuclear weapons.”

On the recordMarch 4, 1980
The primary purpose of the NPT is to reduce the likelihood of nuclear war by preventing the spread of nuclear weapons.
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Jimmy Carter
Democratic · Georgia

Editor's note · Context

Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons White House Statement on the 10th Anniversary of the Treaty.

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