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Angus King: “As technology improves around the world, the ability to hold targets at risk wherever they are on the planet is vitally…”

On the recordMarch 3, 2015
As technology improves around the world, the ability to hold targets at risk wherever they are on the planet is vitally important to our Nation and certainly to the United States Air Force.
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Angus King
Independent · Maine

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Emphasizing the need for advanced military capabilities in response to global technological advancements.

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