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Yvette Clarke: As I see it, the main risk from a terrorist attack succeeding against the electric power industry would be a widespread…

On the recordMay 7, 2014
As I see it, the main risk from a terrorist attack succeeding against the electric power industry would be a widespread power outage that lasted for an extended period of time.
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Yvette Clarke
Democratic · New York

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Clarke discusses the risks of terrorist attacks on the electric power industry.

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