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John Hoeven: “Our de facto Golden Dome is nuclear deterrence.”

Featuring: John Hoeven, Republican | U.S. Senate North Dakota

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Senators Discuss Strategic Defense Systems and the Golden Dome Initiative

Published | Video Starts at 01:41

But first I want to talk about in Minot, Minot Air Force Base, North Dakota, we have the only base that has two legs of the nuclear triad. Why do I. The bombers and missiles. Why do I bring that up? Because Our de facto Golden Dome is nuclear deterrence. Until we actually build the Golden Dome. And it will continue to be a vital part of deterrence even afterwards. Which is why we're updating the nuclear triad. (01:41–01:46)

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Asserts that nuclear deterrence currently serves as a de facto Golden Dome.

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