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Mike Turner: “It may seem counterintuitive, but it is quite possible that further reductions in U.S. nuclear forces could precipitate…”

On the recordJuly 31, 2012
It may seem counterintuitive, but it is quite possible that further reductions in U.S. nuclear forces could precipitate proliferation rather than prevent it.
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Mike Turner
Republican · Ohio

Editor's note · Context

Turner warns that reducing U.S. nuclear forces might encourage other nations to proliferate.

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