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Ron Johnson: “Iran is racing toward becoming a nuclear power.”

Featuring: Ron Johnson, Republican | U.S. Senate, Wisconsin

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'I'm not surprised at all': Sen. Johnson on failed peace talks

Published | Video Starts at 06:21

… of the U.S. lob one of those missiles, have a high altitude nuclear blast, an EMP event. We could wipe out America's electrical grid. That would be existential threat to … Iran is racing toward becoming a nuclear power. … if Iran didn't want to be attacked, they want to be left alone. All they had to do was say, we're not, we're not going to enrich uranium. (06:21–06:27)

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Asserts that Iran is rapidly advancing towards nuclear capability.

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