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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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