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The overall quantity of nuclear weapons in the world continues to decline slowly.

John Burroughs

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John Burroughs
Age: 83 †
Born: 1837
Born: April 3
Died: 1921
Died: March 29
Essayist
Naturalist
Writer
Delaware County
New York
World
Overall
Continues
Quantity
Decline
Slowly
Nuclear
Weapons

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