Marco Rubio: “They have a space program because they're trying to develop…”

“And they're, and by the way, they claim to have a space program. It's not a space program. Iran's not going to the moon. They have a space program because they're trying to develop ICBMs, long range rockets that could one day reach the United States. the way North Korea can already reach the United states with their ICBMs. That's what they're working on. They have all the pieces in place to have a nuclear weapon.” (16:21–16:28)

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