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Harry Truman: “The threat of atomic warfare is one which we must face, no matter how much we dislike it.”

On the recordMay 6, 1951
The threat of atomic warfare is one which we must face, no matter how much we dislike it.
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Harry Truman
Democratic · Missouri

Editor's note · Context

Address at a Dinner of the Civil Defense Conference.

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