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Do you believe his nuclear weapons will actually work?

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Well, I think it would be unwise to assume that they won't work...

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Perhaps. I think we are telling ourselves ghost stories around the campfire. Nuclear weapons need to be maintained meticulously. The money for which is most likely in NYC, London, or Cyprus. But you are right. We need to prepare as though they are real but must also call his bluff.

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I'm not saying you're wrong but viewed as a basis for policy, it's a dangerous assumption. As I mentioned, Russia has some 2,000 battlefield tactical weapons alone. We can't behave as if we know that none of them will work. We don't know that for sure...

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