"One of the things that ultimately led me to leave mathematics and go into political science was thinking I could prevent nuclear war."
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"China, in the future, is going to have even more nuclear capability than it has had in the past. I don't believe that they have anything to fear from the United States, and I frankly don't believe they do fear the United States.“
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