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On the recordMay 6, 2013
It is about, as the international community has said, not to pursue nuclear weapons, a nuclear capacity that could ultimately turn into a nuclear weapon, not regime change, as much as I may have issues with the regime.
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Jim Risch
Republican · Idaho

Editor's note · Context

Risch clarifies that the focus is on preventing nuclear weapons, not regime change in Iran.

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