Leon Panetta actually said...

With regards to reducing our nuclear arena, I think that is an area where I don't think we ought to do that unilaterally, we ought to do that on the basis of negotiations with the Russians and others to make sure we are all walking the same path.

Context

Panetta emphasized the need for negotiations on nuclear reductions rather than unilateral actions.

02/14/2012

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