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George H.W. Bush: “And may I just add to that, it is not the policy of the United States to try to deal on the nuclear deterrent of the…”

On the recordJune 7, 1992
And may I just add to that, it is not the policy of the United States to try to deal on the nuclear deterrent of the United Kingdom or France or anybody else. They know this; the Russian leader knows this. And so if he should raise it, which he won't, I would simply say I am not prepared to discuss this. This is a matter for discussion with the leaders of these various countries, not the United States. The Prime Minister. And in any event, I had the opportunity of discussing that with President Yeltsin in London last year, so he knows the position. Ethnic Strife
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George H.W. Bush
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