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On the recordOctober 18, 2006
If we get intelligence that they're about to transfer a nuclear weapon, we would stop the transfer. And we would deal with the ships that were taking the -- or the airplane that was dealing with taking the material to somebody.
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George H.W. Bush
Republican · Texas

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President Bush discusses the U.S. response to potential nuclear weapon transfers from North Korea.

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