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Ben Nelson: “If a terrorist, for example, were able to obtain nuclear materials, plutonium or uranium, build an improvised nuclear…”

On the recordMarch 29, 2011
If a terrorist, for example, were able to obtain nuclear materials, plutonium or uranium, build an improvised nuclear device, and blow that device up in a U.S. city, obviously, the devastation would be significant.
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Ben Nelson

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Discussing the potential threat of nuclear terrorism and its consequences.

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