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Ed Markey: Does the Trump administration believe the gold standard, the commitment not to enrich uranium or reprocessed plutonium…

On the recordJanuary 2, 2017
Does the Trump administration believe the gold standard, the commitment not to enrich uranium or reprocessed plutonium, is a requirement in order to conclude terms for 123 agreements with these countries?
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Ed Markey
Democratic · Massachusetts

Editor's note · Context

Markey questions the administration's stance on nonproliferation in negotiations with Saudi Arabia and Jordan.

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