As they were during the Cold War, urban population centers remain the most likely targets of a nuclear attack.
ALAN CRANSTON
ALAN CRANSTON
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Alan Cranston25 quotes“As they were during the Cold War, urban population centers remain the most likely targets of a nuclear attack.”
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