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Yvette Clarke: “The enormous devastation that would result if terrorists use a nuclear weapon or nuclear materials successfully in a…”

On the recordJuly 25, 2011
The enormous devastation that would result if terrorists use a nuclear weapon or nuclear materials successfully in a terrorist act requires us to do all we can to prevent them from entering or moving through the United States.
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Yvette Clarke
Democratic · New York

Editor's note · Context

Emphasizes the need for prevention against nuclear terrorism.

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