Robert Gates actually said...

There's absolutely no way we can maintain a credible deterrent and reduce the number of weapons in our stockpile without either resorting to testing our stockpile or pursuing a modernization program.

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Gates emphasizes the need for modernization to maintain nuclear deterrence.

07/24/2012

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