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Patrick Leahy: “We want to make sure that as we reduce nuclear weapons we're not left with what amounts to a collection of wet matches.”

On the recordJuly 24, 2012
We want to make sure that as we reduce nuclear weapons we're not left with what amounts to a collection of wet matches.
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Patrick Leahy
Democratic · Vermont

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Leahy stresses the importance of ensuring remaining nuclear weapons are functional.

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