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Barack Obama: Terrorist use of weapons of mass destruction, especially nuclear weapons, is indeed the gravest security threat we face…

On the recordJanuary 12, 2009
Terrorist use of weapons of mass destruction, especially nuclear weapons, is indeed the gravest security threat we face today.
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Barack Obama
Democratic · Illinois

Editor's note · Context

Obama identifies nuclear terrorism as a critical security threat.

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