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Angus King: “The grave danger we now face is that the current administration has undermined both prongs of deterrence strategy in…”

On the recordOctober 13, 2026
The grave danger we now face is that the current administration has undermined both prongs of deterrence strategy in different theaters — a lack of will in Ukraine and a lack of capacity in Iran.
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Angus King
Independent · Maine

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Critiquing the current administration's deterrence strategy.

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