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Mike Turner: “It's a very good point. Because those nations that depend upon us, who have not developed nuclear weapons, who believe…”

On the recordApril 14, 2010
It's a very good point. Because those nations that depend upon us, who have not developed nuclear weapons, who believe that they are part of our nuclear umbrella, that they believe that we extend, in cooperative understanding, our deterrents for their benefit. If that deterrence is removed, then, of course, there is the prospect that these additional nations will feel the need to develop their own weapons.
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Mike Turner
Republican · Ohio
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Apr 14, 2010

Editor's note · Context

The speaker discusses the implications of removing nuclear deterrence for allied nations.

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