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On the recordFebruary 15, 2012
It is insane to modernize and replace the uranium and plutonium processing facilities that support the U.S. nuclear deterrent when the plants we have now work just fine.
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Ed Markey
Democratic · Massachusetts

Editor's note · Context

Markey criticizes the modernization of nuclear facilities, claiming current ones are adequate.

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