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On the recordDecember 7, 2021
If a nuclear war cannot be won and must never be fought, as President Biden reiterated in Geneva this summer, surely, we should have no issue stating that the sole purpose of nuclear weapons is to deter nuclear attacks against the United States and its allies.
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Ed Markey
Democratic · Massachusetts

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Markey stresses the need for a clear nuclear deterrence policy.

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