Barack Obama: “The threat of global nuclear war has gone down, but the risk of…”

On the recordJuly 25, 2011

The threat of global nuclear war has gone down, but the risk of nuclear attack has gone up.

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Obama highlights the increasing risk of nuclear attacks despite reduced global war threats.

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