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Jeff Merkley: “So at the time of this statement, North Korea was unwilling to reach the language we wanted, the complete, irreversible…”

On the recordSeptember 17, 2018
So at the time of this statement, North Korea was unwilling to reach the language we wanted, the complete, irreversible elimination.
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Jeff Merkley
Democratic · Oregon

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Merkley highlights North Korea's reluctance to agree to strict denuclearization terms.

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