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John Kerry: I didn't say trust. I said test and verify. Nothing is not based on trust yet, certainly.

On the recordDecember 9, 2013
I didn't say trust. I said test and verify. Nothing is not based on trust yet, certainly.
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John Kerry
Democratic · Massachusetts

Editor's note · Context

Kerry clarifies that negotiations are based on verification, not trust.

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