03/24/2021
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"But by investing in Ukraine today, we're investing in our national security in the future, not just Ukraine. We're showing the world that we're not going to allow another ground war in Europe."
"If you have well-balanced deterrents on both sides, a comparable number of nuclear capabilities between the United States and Russia, for example, you are less likely to get into a conflict."
"We don't have a NATO alliance or a NATO-like alliance in the Pacific, which is of great concern as we look at the rise of China."
"Essential to deterring and winning future conflicts, not just modernizing our military, that is pretty obvious. But also developing a next generation or a new generation of alliances and arms control."