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Ed Markey: Statements about plans to target North Korea's leaders and its nuclear arsenal heighten that risk.

On the recordMarch 28, 2017
Statements about plans to target North Korea's leaders and its nuclear arsenal heighten that risk.
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Ed Markey
Democratic · Massachusetts

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Markey warns that targeting North Korea's leadership increases the risk of nuclear war.

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