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On the recordJanuary 30, 2013
In this imperfect world, sovereign nation states possession nuclear weapons capability, as opposed to stateless terrorist groups, will often respond with some degree of responsible, or at least sane, behavior.
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Chuck Hagel
Republican · Nebraska

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Hagel discusses the behavior of nuclear-armed states compared to terrorist groups.

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