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Eliot Engel: “The North Korean Nuclear Weapons Program is designed for really one thing, regime survival, and to deter the United…”

On the recordFebruary 6, 2017
The North Korean Nuclear Weapons Program is designed for really one thing, regime survival, and to deter the United States of America.
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Eliot Engel
Democratic · New York

Editor's note · Context

Engel explains the purpose of North Korea's nuclear program as a means of regime survival.

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