Senator John Kerry.

Bloomberg – Senator John Kerry stressed the need to prevent Iran from acquiring nuclear weapons as he described the “immediate, dangerous challenges” for the nation that he will deal with if confirmed as secretary of state.

“The president has made it definitive — we will do what we must to prevent Iran from obtaining a nuclear weapon,” Kerry said in testimony today to the Senate Foreign Relations Committee. “And I repeat here today: our policy is not containment. It is prevention, and the clock is ticking on our efforts to secure responsible compliance.”

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