And the only winner in this arms race are perhaps some profits by companies in Russia and the United States that are able to take a vast amount of taxpayer money in both countries and put it into weapons that are extraordinarily dangerous. Right now, there are companies here in the United States that are looking at tomorrow, the 6th of February and the days beyond, and they're going, oh, my, here's an opportunity for us to build new missiles, new command and control systems, and new bombs along the way. For what benefit? For what purpose? Unnecessary. My plea today is to our president take advantage of Putin's statement where he has clearly said that he is willing to restrict … (12:59–13:24)
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