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Tom Cotton: “Talk is cheap. Deterrence is about the military balance of power.”

On the recordJune 27, 2017
Talk is cheap. Deterrence is about the military balance of power.
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Tom Cotton
Republican · Arkansas

Editor's note · Context

Senator Cotton emphasizes the importance of military strength over rhetoric in NATO.

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