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Marco Rubio: “They are trying to achieve intercontinental ballistic…”

Featuring: Marco Rubio, Republican | Secretary of State, United States | National

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Published | Video Starts at 10:58

I mean, how far away are they? Mr. Well, I won't speculate as to how far away they are, but they are certainly trying to achieve, and this is not new, They are trying to achieve intercontinental ballistic missiles. for example. You've seen them try to launch satellites into space. You've seen them increasing the range of the missiles they have now. (10:58–11:02)

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Asserts that Iran is attempting to develop intercontinental ballistic missiles.

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