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On the recordJuly 31, 2012
President Bush gathered his advisers around him and he instructed us as follows: Find the lowest number we need to make America safe, to make America safe today and to make America safe in the future.
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Mike Turner
Republican · Ohio

Editor's note · Context

Turner cites Bush's directive on determining necessary nuclear force levels for national safety.

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