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On the recordSeptember 10, 1963
The United States retains the right to resume atmospheric testing forthwith if the Soviet Union should conduct tests in violation of the treaty.
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John Fitzgerald Kennedy
Democratic · Massachusetts

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Letter to Senate Leaders Restating the Administration's Views on the Nuclear Test Ban Treaty.

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