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Ed Markey: I think ultimately, unless we get more real about what is happening, then we are just on a collision course with a North…

On the recordJuly 24, 2017
I think ultimately, unless we get more real about what is happening, then we are just on a collision course with a North Korean nuclear weapons-armed, ICBM-capable posture for the rest of our lives.
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Ed Markey
Democratic · Massachusetts

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Markey emphasizes the urgency of addressing North Korea's nuclear capabilities.

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