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Ed Markey: “North Korea's stated intention to put a nuclear warhead on an ICBM poses a grave threat to the entire world.”

On the recordJanuary 2, 2017
North Korea's stated intention to put a nuclear warhead on an ICBM poses a grave threat to the entire world.
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Ed Markey
Democratic · Massachusetts

Editor's note · Context

Markey emphasizes the global threat posed by North Korea's nuclear ambitions.

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