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On the recordMarch 8, 2017
One of the disconcerting comments that the Russians continue to make is that they have a strategy now of escalate to deescalate with nuclear weapons.
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Jack Reed
Democratic · Rhode Island

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Reed discusses Russia's nuclear strategy and its implications for U.S. defense.

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