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On the recordMarch 15, 2011
The threat that one day weapons or materials of mass destruction will be transferred out of the former Soviet Union remains very real, and such a transfer could have catastrophic results for the United States and the global community.
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Richard Lugar
Republican · Indiana

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Lugar warns about the risks of WMD transfer from the former Soviet Union.

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