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In order to prevent Iran from becoming a nuclear country you have to introduce a system of verification and inspection.

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Shimon Peres
Age: 93 †
Born: 1923
Born: August 16
Died: 2016
Died: September 28
Poet
Politician
President Of Israel
Writer
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Szymon Perski
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