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On the recordJanuary 20, 2015
I do think we taught folks a lesson, and that is if you give up nuclear arms, we are more likely to take you on militarily than if you do not.
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Jim Risch
Republican · Idaho

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Risch comments on the consequences of giving up nuclear arms, referencing lessons from Libya.

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