I accepted the numbers from the President, whose budget office gave that program a lower priority by virtue of the fact it was supposed to be temporary. So in years 3 and 4 we have accepted the numbers of the President's budget and then just continued those numbers for years 5 and 6. This is not a drastic reduction, but it is one small step we can take to at least show some sense of fiscal responsibility.
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we would not be recommending that the United States start a new arms race, that is not something this commission would do
The best way to deter a nuclear conflict is to deter a conventional conflict with the nuclear powers.
We conclude that the strategic deterrent is not just a nuclear deterrent, it is a combination of conventional and nuclear.
we're obviously not starting anything, we're playing catch up, and it's going to be a pretty tough job to catch up
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