I just came from an intelligence briefing and without revealing a thing that's classified, I can say that The Chinese concentration and acceleration of their nuclear armament effort is something to be taken extremely seriously. and only reminds us of the importance of deterrence, which as I said, is the mainstay, the cornerstone of our defense strategy. It's worked for 75, 80 years and is something that must be maintained. (02:21–02:31)
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Asserts that China's nuclear armament efforts are accelerating and should be taken seriously.
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