Well, whether you would use nuclear weapons against a country before they were used against us, obviously we know the history of World War II. Yes. We got here, you know, right now where we are in the world, you know, We have nuclear weapons to protect ourselves from other countries who have nuclear weapons. I would say that if this President or any other president under the circumstances were at today, I would hope that when the briefcase is opened up and he picks … (18:23–18:28)
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