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Gerald Ford: “We must influence the policies of possible adversaries in two ways: by keeping our military forces strong, and by…”

On the recordJuly 28, 1976
We must influence the policies of possible adversaries in two ways: by keeping our military forces strong, and by pursuing negotiations to create stability rather than a spiraling arms race in weapons of incalculable destructiveness.
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Gerald Ford
Republican · Michigan

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Message to the Congress Transmitting Annual Report of the United States Arms Control and Disarmament Agency

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