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Ed Markey: Should the United States Congress have voted on that scenario before the President is allowed to launch a preventative…

On the recordDecember 12, 2017
Should the United States Congress have voted on that scenario before the President is allowed to launch a preventative nuclear strike?
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Ed Markey
Democratic · Massachusetts

Editor's note · Context

Markey emphasizes the need for Congressional approval before a nuclear strike.

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