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Jim Risch: “It seems to me it would be very, very naive for us to believe that if we just walked away from this, the UAE would…”

On the recordOctober 6, 2009
It seems to me it would be very, very naive for us to believe that if we just walked away from this, the UAE would abandon their efforts to do this.
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Jim Risch
Republican · Idaho

Editor's note · Context

Risch argues for U.S. engagement in UAE's nuclear efforts to prevent abandonment.

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