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John Thune: “Whatever that right to peaceful nuclear energy may be, surely it is not an unqualified right.”

On the recordJune 16, 2010
Whatever that right to peaceful nuclear energy may be, surely it is not an unqualified right.
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John Thune
Republican · South Dakota

Editor's note · Context

Thune emphasizes that Iran's right to nuclear energy must comply with nonproliferation obligations.

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