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Yvette Clarke: “It has been said before, the enormous devastation that would result if terrorists use a nuclear weapon or nuclear…”

On the recordJuly 25, 2012
It has been said before, the enormous devastation that would result if terrorists use a nuclear weapon or nuclear materials successfully, 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

Emphasizing the need for prevention against nuclear threats.

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