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Jim Inhofe: “Every time I hear the argument that we don't want to enhance our nuclear capability because they will do the same thing…”

On the recordFebruary 13, 2003
Every time I hear the argument that we don't want to enhance our nuclear capability because they will do the same thing, if you carry that to its logical conclusion, if we just disarmed, then everyone else would disarm too and we wouldn't have these problems.
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Jim Inhofe
Republican · Oklahoma
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congress.gov
Feb 13, 2003

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Inhofe discusses nuclear capability and disarmament arguments.

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