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On the recordDecember 16, 2010
A viable triad at a minimum, per se, has to include nuclear capability or it is not part of our nuclear triad, right? And what I am saying here is that the administration is not assuring us that the long-range bomber will be nuclear capable. So maybe we have a dyad now, not a triad.
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Jon Kyl
Republican · Arizona
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Dec 16, 2010

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The speaker is discussing the nuclear capabilities of the U.S. military and the implications for national security.

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