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Richard Nixon: A general war under the conditions which exist today would be a war in which United States and Soviet forces would be…

On the recordOctober 29, 1960
A general war under the conditions which exist today would be a war in which United States and Soviet forces would be totally engaged and nuclear weapons would inevitably be employed.
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Richard Nixon
Republican · California

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Statement - Answers by Vice President Nixon to 11 Questions Submitted by the New York Times

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