During a 2007 Democratic presidential debate, Mike Gravel confronted then-Sen. Barack Obama by asking, 'Tell me, Barack, who do you want to nuke?' regarding using nuclear weapons against Iran.
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- Mike Gravel, former US senator for Alaska, dies at 91 (apnews.com)
- https://www.npr.org/2021/06/27/1010702706/mike-gravel-former-alaska-senator-and-anti-war-advocate-dies-at-age-91 (npr.org)
- https://www.cbsnews.com/news/mike-gravel-dies-former-senator-alaska-presidential-candidate/ (cbsnews.com)
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