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Adam Smith: “We need to know what is coming at us. We need to be able to see what the threats are.”

On the recordMarch 7, 2023
We need to know what is coming at us. We need to be able to see what the threats are.
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Adam Smith
Democratic · Washington

Editor's note · Context

Smith stresses the importance of threat awareness in national security.

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