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Ed Markey: When warned that this could trigger an arms race, he replied, 'Let it be an arms race.'

On the recordJanuary 10, 2017
When warned that this could trigger an arms race, he replied, 'Let it be an arms race.'
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Ed Markey
Democratic · Massachusetts

Editor's note · Context

Markey references Trump's comments on nuclear arms race.

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