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Dianne Feinstein: “The purpose of these weapons is to provide deterrence so that any other nation or sub state actor who has a nuclear…”

On the recordJune 13, 2017
The purpose of these weapons is to provide deterrence so that any other nation or sub state actor who has a nuclear weapon will be persuaded not to use that against the United States or against our allies.
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Dianne Feinstein
Democratic · California

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Feinstein explains the rationale behind maintaining nuclear weapons for deterrence.

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