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On the recordJune 20, 2013
the existence and risk of proliferation of weapons-usable fissile material on the Korean Peninsula...continue to constitute an unusual and extraordinary threat to the national security, foreign policy, and economy of the United States.
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Barack Obama
Democratic · Illinois

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Letter to Congressional Leaders on the Continuation of the National Emergency With Respect to North Korea

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