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On the recordFebruary 13, 2012
While I am extremely confident in today's deterrent force, deferring modernization does increase risk across the nuclear enterprise.
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Joe Lieberman
Independent · Connecticut

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Lieberman discusses the risks of deferring nuclear modernization.

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