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Chuck Hagel: It did not propose or call for anything. It was, in fact--the word specifically used at the front end of that report was…

On the recordJanuary 30, 2013
It did not propose or call for anything. It was, in fact--the word specifically used at the front end of that report was 'illustrative,' proposing nothing, but laying out different scenarios, and possibilities, and schedules.
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Chuck Hagel
Republican · Nebraska

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Hagel clarifies that the Global Zero report was illustrative, not prescriptive.

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