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On the recordFebruary 13, 2012
the goal of a world without nuclear weapons is a long term pursuit and the conditions that would ultimately permit the United States and other nations to give up all their nuclear weapons without risking greater international instability and insecurity do not exist today.
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John Cornyn
Republican · Texas

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Cornyn questions the feasibility of a nuclear-free world under current conditions.

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