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Jim Risch: “I worry most about nonstate actors, and I hope we can put that genie back in the bottle and that we are not seeing a new…”

On the recordFebruary 10, 2016
I worry most about nonstate actors, and I hope we can put that genie back in the bottle and that we are not seeing a new era now of chemical terrorism.
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Jim Risch
Republican · Idaho

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Senator Risch expresses concern about the threat of nonstate actors using chemical weapons.

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