On the recordDecember 30, 1962
It will be independent in moments of great national peril, which is really the only time you consider using nuclear weapons anyway.
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presidency.ucsb.eduIt will be independent in moments of great national peril, which is really the only time you consider using nuclear weapons anyway.
Partial Transcript of a Background Press Interview at Palm Beach.
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