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Ed Markey: the concern in Beijing and in Seoul was that it was precisely for what we would rather not have it be for, namely a…

On the recordMarch 28, 2017
the concern in Beijing and in Seoul was that it was precisely for what we would rather not have it be for, namely a hedge against a decision that they might have to take, they would think, to acquire nuclear weapons.
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Ed Markey
Democratic · Massachusetts

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Addressing concerns over Japan's plutonium stockpile potentially leading to nuclear weapons.

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