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Angus King: “If I were China, I would not want a nuclear-armed guy right on my border who could threaten me.”

On the recordMarch 8, 2017
If I were China, I would not want a nuclear-armed guy right on my border who could threaten me.
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Angus King
Independent · Maine

Editor's note · Context

King comments on China's potential concerns regarding North Korea's nuclear ambitions.

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