The importance of maintaining that leg of the triad is, in this Senator's judgment, critical. It sounds like, from what the Senator is saying, he understands that as well.
John Thune: “The importance of maintaining that leg of the triad is, in this Senator's judgment, critical. It sounds like, from what…”
On the recordDecember 20, 2010
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Senator Thune discusses the significance of maintaining nuclear bombers in the U.S. nuclear triad.
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