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Ivo Daalder: “The ability of the United States to reassure allies that it’s willing to destroy itself in a nuclear war to defend them…”

On the recordMarch 13, 2025
The ability of the United States to reassure allies that it’s willing to destroy itself in a nuclear war to defend them is a difficult case to make under the best of circumstances.
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Ivo Daalder
Source
vox.com

Editor's note · Context

Daalder discussed challenges in US nuclear deterrence credibility.

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