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Nuclear summit a test for Obama's legacy

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US president pushed world to secure radioactive materials, but the threat of nuclear warfare — and terrorism — remains.

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Tollefson, J. Nuclear summit a test for Obama's legacy. Nature (2016). https://doi.org/10.1038/nature.2016.19654

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