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John Glenn: “I am concerned in Iran that maybe their control of fissile material might be weak enough that some of the al Qaeda…”

On the recordMay 6, 2009
I am concerned in Iran that maybe their control of fissile material might be weak enough that some of the al Qaeda sympathetic people in Iran might be able to get fissile material.
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John Glenn
Ohio

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Worrying about potential access to fissile material by extremist groups in Iran.

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