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Barack Obama: A nuclear-armed Iran would be counter to the national security interests of the United States.

On the recordFebruary 27, 2012
A nuclear-armed Iran would be counter to the national security interests of the United States.
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Barack Obama
Democratic · Illinois

Editor's note · Context

Obama emphasizes the threat of a nuclear Iran to U.S. national security.

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