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If we are addressing the issue of weapons of mass destruction, we need to send a uniform, consistent message that there is zero tolerance to any country who is developing weapons of mass destruction, North Korea included.
Mohamed ElBaradei
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Mohamed ElBaradei
Age: 82
Born: 1942
Born: June 17
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Mohamed Mustafa ElBaradei
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I worry about a democracy having nuclear weapons as much as a dictatorship having nuclear weapons.
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I have a lot of interests in global issues, as you know, humanity, inequity, arms control, and I continue to be active on all these issues.
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Psychology is as important as substance. If you treat people with respect, they will go out of their way to accommodate you. If you treat them in a patronizing way, they will go out of their way to make your life difficult.
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