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John Glenn: “The biggest danger to me, I think, that we face right now in this whole field is loose fissile material.”

On the recordMay 6, 2009
The biggest danger to me, I think, that we face right now in this whole field is loose fissile material.
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John Glenn
Ohio

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Highlighting the threat posed by unsecured nuclear materials.

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