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On the recordJanuary 20, 2015
A bellicose Iran without a nuclear weapon may still be bellicose, but a bellicose Iran with a nuclear weapon is really dangerous.
Said by
Tim Kaine
Democratic · Virginia

Editor's note · Context

Kaine warns about the dangers of a nuclear-armed Iran in a chaotic region.

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