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On the recordFebruary 22, 2021
I agree that nuclear deterrence is the department's highest priority mission.
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Jim Cooper
Democratic · Tennessee

Editor's note · Context

Cooper cites Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin on the importance of nuclear deterrence.

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Certainly, modern warfare reaches many domains, and it will certainly always include space, I guess.

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I remember Hitler's aggression and what was known as war creep, and I can tell you what we are seeing here is war creep.

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Well, it sounds like, in plain English, our first choice is deterrence by denial, and then, if we can't get that, then we impose cost.

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