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Joe Wilson: “There was only one reason that you would be developing an intercontinental ballistic missile capability, and that is to…”

On the recordMay 24, 2016
There was only one reason that you would be developing an intercontinental ballistic missile capability, and that is to deliver a nuclear weapon, and it would be against American families.
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Joe Wilson
Republican · South Carolina

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Wilson emphasizes the threat of Iran's missile development to American safety.

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