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On the recordJuly 28, 2015
The Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action is not an arms control agreement. It is a strong non-proliferation deal that cuts off all of Iran's pathways to a nuclear bomb.
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Ash Carter
Democratic · Pennsylvania

Editor's note · Context

Carter clarifies that the JCPOA is focused on non-proliferation, not arms control.

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