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Barack Obama: the threat of global nuclear war has gone down, but the risk of a nuclear attack has gone up.

On the recordJune 8, 2009
the threat of global nuclear war has gone down, but the risk of a nuclear attack has gone up.
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Barack Obama
Democratic · Illinois

Editor's note · Context

Obama emphasizes the increased risk of nuclear attacks despite reduced global nuclear war threats.

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