Follow BeltwayBlips on TwitterCongressional Panel Says Nuclear Proliferation Is at a ÂTipping Point'
Published 12/16/2008 by Walter Pincus at Wash Post Federal Page
The development of nuclear arsenals by both Iran and North Korea could lead to "a cascade of proliferation," making it more probable that terrorists could get their hands on an atomic weapon, a congressionally chartered commission warned yesterday.
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