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On the recordFebruary 16, 2011
I understand that direct money would not be going over there. The concern that I have is that if we are funding programs that they otherwise would be funding and they are able to take that money in order to increase their nuclear arsenal, it is not a healthy situation for the region and for us, in my view.
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Jim Webb
Democratic · Virginia

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Webb expresses concern about U.S. funding potentially enabling Pakistan's nuclear program.

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