On the recordJune 16, 2010
No. The only nation that could potentially compete with the United States or Russia in size of its nuclear weapons arsenal is the People's Republic of China.
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congress.govRobert Gates: “No. The only nation that could potentially compete with the United States or Russia in size of its nuclear weapons…”
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Gates asserts that only China could rival U.S. or Russian nuclear arsenals.
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