To be blunt, there is 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.
Gates stresses the necessity of modernization for credible deterrence.
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My concern is, we don't have an overriding strategy on the part of the United States in this complex challenge over the next 20 to 30 years.
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