03/21/2023
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"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..."
"Iran seeks to be the regional hegemon, to be the most influential country in the region."
"I think deterrence is the name of the game here."
"We don't want to find ourselves in a situation where the Russians have invaded the Baltic states, we're in a conflict with them and they use low-yield nuclear weapons."