John Kerry actually said...

Obviously if the threat disappears--i.e. North Korea denuclearizes--the same imperative does not exist at that point of time for us to have that kind of robust forward leaning posture of defense.

Context

Kerry discusses the implications of North Korea's denuclearization on U.S. missile defense posture.

03/31/2013

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