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Ed Markey: “Saudi Arabia warned that the whole region 'could be plunged into a nuclear arms race,' and that if Iran goes for a…”

On the recordJanuary 2, 2017
Saudi Arabia warned that the whole region 'could be plunged into a nuclear arms race,' and that if Iran goes for a nuclear program, 'nothing could prevent us from doing it, too, not even the international community.'
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Ed Markey
Democratic · Massachusetts

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Markey cites Saudi Arabia's warning about potential nuclear arms race in the region.

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