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Adam Smith: “This puts our 28,000 troops and the 24 million citizens of Seoul, the world's fourth largest city, easily within the…”

On the recordMarch 27, 2012
This puts our 28,000 troops and the 24 million citizens of Seoul, the world's fourth largest city, easily within the erratic regime's lethal reach.
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Adam Smith
Democratic · Washington

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Discussing the risks posed by North Korea to U.S. troops and South Korean citizens.

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