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Ed Markey: I called pyroprocessing bad for American efforts to stop the spread of nuclear weapons.

On the recordSeptember 30, 2015
I called pyroprocessing bad for American efforts to stop the spread of nuclear weapons.
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Ed Markey
Democratic · Massachusetts

Editor's note · Context

Markey reflects on his past opposition to pyroprocessing due to proliferation concerns.

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