There's A Long Record Here Of Being Wrong. There's A Good Reason For It. There Are Probably Multiple Reasons. Certainly Proliferation Is A Hard Thing To Track, Particularly In Countries That Deny Easy And Free Access And Don't Have Free And Open Societies. - SearchQuotes

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There's a long record here of being wrong. There's a good reason for it. There are probably multiple reasons. Certainly proliferation is a hard thing to track, particularly in countries that deny easy and free access and don't have free and open societies.

David Kay

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