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Angus King: “Since the 1950s, our strategy with regard to nuclear weapons has been deterrence, mutually assured destruction...”

On the recordJanuary 30, 2013
Since the 1950s, our strategy with regard to nuclear weapons has been deterrence, mutually assured destruction...
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Angus King
Independent · Maine

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Discussing the historical strategy of nuclear deterrence and its implications.

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