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On the recordJune 22, 2016
It just seems to me that NATO needs to have both in its defense posture, through its diplomacy, through a whole host of things a more robust sense of deterrence, not just simply defense.
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Jim Risch
Republican · Idaho
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Calls for NATO to enhance its deterrent capabilities beyond mere defense.

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