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Shaheen, Messner discuss what Congress can do to prevent N. Korea, Iran from obtaining nuclear weapons

Shaheen, Messner discuss what Congress can do to prevent N. Korea, Iran from obtaining nuclear weapons
FOSSIL IS UP FOR AUCTION IN PARIS TODAY. HOW MUCH IT IS EXPECTED TO SELL FOR. IN COMMITMENT 2020, WE ASKED THE CANDIDATES FOR SENATOR WHAT CONGRESS CAN DO TO PREVENT NORTH KOREA AND IRAN FROM OBTAINING NUCLEAR WEAPONS. >> CONTINUE TO KEEP SANCTIONS ON THEM, TIGHTEN SANCTIONS ON THEM, YOU KNOW, PUT SANCTIONS ON ANYBODY WHO IS TRYING TO TRADE WITH THOSE COUNTRIES IN A WAY THAT THEY CAN ACQUIRE EITHER THE MONEY OR THE MATERIALS TO PRODUCE THOSE CHEMICAL WEAPONS. AND MAKE SURE THAT OUR ALLIES KNOW THAT THERE WILL BE CONSEQUENCES IF THEY ARE IN ANY WAY ASSISTING THOSE COUNTRIES IN BUILDING NUCLEAR WEAPONS. BUT WE HAVE TO BE VERY, VERY VIGILANT ABOUT IT. WE HAVE TO MAKE SURE THAT OUR INTELLIGENCE NETWORKS ARE WATCHING THESE THINGS VERY, VERY CLOSELY, AND THAT WE ARE WORKING CLOSELY WITH OUR ALLIES SO THAT WE CAN WORK TOGETHER TO PREVENT THAT FROM HAPPENING. >> I SUPPORTED THE JCPOA, THE IRAN NUCLEAR DEAL THAT HAD INTERNATIONAL SUPPORT TO PREVENT IRAN FROM GETTING A NUCLEAR WEAPON FOR 10 YEARS. THE GOAL IS TO CONTINUE TO PUT INTERNATIONAL PRESSURE ON IRAN TO ENSURE THAT THEY NEVER GOT A NUCLEAR WEAPON. I THINK WE NEED TO THINK ABOUT HOW WE CAN GET IRAN BACK TO THE TABLE, HOW WE CAN GET NORTH KOREA BACK TO THE TABLE. AND WE CAN’T DO THAT IF WE ACT ALONE. ONE OF THE MORE -- MOST IMPORTANT POST-WORLD WAR II LESSONS HAS BEEN HAVE STRONG THE UNITED STATES IS WHEN WE ACT IN CONCERT WITH OUR ALLIES, WITH THE INTERNATIONAL COMMUNITY. WE NEED TO RESTORE THOSE RELATIONSHIPS SO WE COULD PUT PRESSURE ON IRAN, SO WE CAN PUT PRESSURE ON NORTH KOREA. AND IN THE MEANTIME, WE NEED TO ENSURE THAT WE ARE MILITARILY STRO
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Shaheen, Messner discuss what Congress can do to prevent N. Korea, Iran from obtaining nuclear weapons
The candidates for U.S. Senate answer what they think Congress can do to prevent North Korea and Iran from obtaining nuclear weapons.

The candidates for U.S. Senate answer what they think Congress can do to prevent North Korea and Iran from obtaining nuclear weapons.

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