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David Gergen: It would be a nightmare if Iran gets a nuclear weapon, for example, as a Shia nation and then Egypt gets nuclear weapons…

On the recordJanuary 30, 2007
It would be a nightmare if Iran gets a nuclear weapon, for example, as a Shia nation and then Egypt gets nuclear weapons as a Sunni nation.
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David Gergen
Independent · Massachusetts

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Gergen warns about the potential consequences of a nuclear arms race in the Middle East stemming from the conflict in Iraq.

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