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Mike Turner: “I see the possibility in the 1970s of the President of the United States having to face a world in which 15 or 20 or 25…”

On the recordJuly 31, 2012
I see the possibility in the 1970s of the President of the United States having to face a world in which 15 or 20 or 25 nations may have these weapons.
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Mike Turner
Republican · Ohio

Editor's note · Context

Turner references Kennedy's concerns about nuclear proliferation.

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