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plentiful. As Sonator Robert Kennedy warned in a specch on Juno 23, 1965,
soma cighveon nations are in position to develop nucloar weapons within
throc years.
“There could be no socurity,*® Senator Kennedy said, "when a decision
<o usc these weapons might be made by an unstitle demagog or by the head
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trios, or uy an irresponsible military commander, or even by an individual
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