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John Fitzgerald Kennedy: “The fact that the greatest value of all of the weapons of massive retaliation lies in their ability to deter war does…”

On the recordJune 4, 1963
The fact that the greatest value of all of the weapons of massive retaliation lies in their ability to deter war does not diminish their importance.
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John Fitzgerald Kennedy
Democratic · Massachusetts

Editor's note · Context

Remarks at Colorado Springs to the Graduating Class of the U.S. Air Force Academy.

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