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John Thune: “The New START is supposed to be about strategic offensive nuclear arms.”

On the recordJune 16, 2010
The New START is supposed to be about strategic offensive nuclear arms.
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John Thune
Republican · South Dakota

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Senator Thune discusses the focus of the New START treaty.

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