By the end of the 1980s, it was six minutes. So it went backwards three minutes. Safety improved. Shouldn't that be where we want to be today, not 85 seconds from midnight? Now, these negotiations in the past, it wasn't just about the number of launchers and the number of warheads. It was about the communication between the two two nations. Then Soviet Union, us, now Russia, and the United States in terms of alerting each other to exercises, making sure there were no misunderstandings, having inspections that involve that phrase, trust but verify. (08:47–08:55)
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Asserts that past negotiations involved more than just the number of launchers and warheads.
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