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John Thune: “The authority to send missile alerts should rest with the Departments of Defense and Homeland Security.”

On the recordJanuary 24, 2018
The authority to send missile alerts should rest with the Departments of Defense and Homeland Security.
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John Thune
Republican · South Dakota

Editor's note · Context

Proposing legislation to centralize missile alert authority.

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