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Ed Markey: If they don't have the kind of security that protects against a successful terrorist attack, then we are going to see…

On the recordMarch 7, 2017
If they don't have the kind of security that protects against a successful terrorist attack, then we are going to see them try to penetrate the loose standards that some of these power plant owners will put in place.
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Ed Markey
Democratic · Massachusetts

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Markey warns about the vulnerability of nuclear plants to terrorist attacks.

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