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Jim Risch: “I think Iran has learned from that. And I think that is the reason they are pursuing a nuclear weapon today.”

On the recordJanuary 20, 2015
I think Iran has learned from that. And I think that is the reason they are pursuing a nuclear weapon today.
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Jim Risch
Republican · Idaho

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Risch believes Iran's pursuit of nuclear weapons is influenced by lessons learned from past U.S. actions.

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