weapons back in the united states will provide just as much protection, if i can call it that as those that are based in europe. so i don t think it s the numbers that is the issue. i think it is zero or more than zero that is the issue. and just one point of clarification. the defense review that was just released by nato in chicago states that the supreme guarantee of allied security are the strategic nuclear weapons of the three countries in nato with strategic nuclear weapons, the u.s., the uk, and france. it does not talk about the u.s. forward deployed tactical nuclear weapons as being voight toll that deterrent capability. and the last i noticed, our european allies are very supportive of further u.s./russian reductions relating to strategic nuclear weapons. jon, other points this? i mean, you know, when i was really young, jack mendelssohn used to call me into his office and explain the way the world had developed. of course i remember his lecture on why we have n
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