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Angus King: “There have to be consequences, otherwise everybody is going to come after us, not just Russia, but North Korea, Iran…”

On the recordOctober 18, 2017
There have to be consequences, otherwise everybody is going to come after us, not just Russia, but North Korea, Iran, and terrorist organizations.
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Angus King
Independent · Maine

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King warns that without consequences for cyber attacks, multiple adversaries will target the U.S.

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