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David Gergen: It's important in its own right, Anderson, because it continues a pattern now some 18 years long, of reducing the…

On the recordJuly 5, 2009
It's important in its own right, Anderson, because it continues a pattern now some 18 years long, of reducing the armaments on both sides as of 1991, when the START talks started. Over 10,001 heads on each side. This treaty will put us under 2,000 on each side.
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David Gergen
Independent · Massachusetts

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Gergen emphasizes the significance of the arms deal between the U.S. and Russia in reducing nuclear weapons.

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