We maintained a safe stockpile all throughout it, but we lost our mojo a bit in designing new weapons and modernizing our weapons. And It is absolutely essential that every power in the world believes and understands that the United States has the top nuclear arsenal. We are prepared to respond to any threat in any fashion deemed appropriate by the Commander in Chief. (01:39–01:48)
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Asserts the necessity for global belief in the superiority of the U.S. nuclear arsenal.
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