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Ed Markey: “There is a fine line between peaceful nuclear energy programs producing megawatts of electricity and a deadly nuclear…”

On the recordJanuary 29, 2014
There is a fine line between peaceful nuclear energy programs producing megawatts of electricity and a deadly nuclear weapons program producing megatons that can threaten the whole world.
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Ed Markey
Democratic · Massachusetts

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Markey warns about the dual nature of nuclear technologies and their potential for harm.

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