05/04/2015
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"We have had some discussion on this in previous questions about the different geopolitical landscape that we are living in today, and some describe it as a return to the great-power competition."
"I believe you always have to look at your adversaries and understand what they do and then make sure you are in a position of strength relative to your adversaries. That is what deterrence is all abou..."
"It recognizes the importance of deterrence."
"the system itself presents a risk to most of our facilities in Europe, and we believe that the Russians have deliberately deployed it in order to pose a threat to NATO and the facilities within the NA..."