That is, more countries than currently have nuclear weapons getting those nuclear weapons because they feel insecure and they feel it's critical to their ability to continue to exist. As I mentioned last week, The United States, along with Russia and the United Kingdom back in 1994, signed something called the Budapest Memorandum. In this agreement, these three countries gave Ukraine security guarantees guaranteeing its independence and territorial integrity in exchange for Ukraine turning over its nuclear weapons arsenal. (04:45–04:55)
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