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On the recordMay 20, 2003
If I could put that in context, if the bomb in Hiroshima killed 140,000 people instantly, can the Senator even calculate how many people may be casualties from the largest nuclear weapon which is envisioned by this new piece of legislation? My calculations are that up to 9 or 10 million people could be killed with that type bomb.
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Dick Durbin
Democratic · Illinois

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Discussing the potential casualties of nuclear weapons in relation to new legislation.

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