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Angus King: “We have to have people that are thinking the unthinkable and saying, okay, what happens if?”

On the recordJanuary 4, 2022
We have to have people that are thinking the unthinkable and saying, okay, what happens if?
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Angus King
Independent · Maine

Editor's note · Context

Emphasizing the need for proactive planning in security.

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