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On the recordSeptember 10, 1963
The treaty in no way limits the authority of the Commander-in-Chief to use nuclear weapons for the defense of the United States and its allies, if a situation should develop requiring such a grave decision.
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John Fitzgerald Kennedy
Democratic · Massachusetts

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Letter to Senate Leaders Restating the Administration's Views on the Nuclear Test Ban Treaty.

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