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> [At 2:26 AM on 3 June 1980, Colonel William Odom of the Strategic Air Command alerted National Security Advisor Zbigniew Brzezinski that the US nuclear warning system had detected an imminent 220-missile nuclear attack on the US. Shortly thereafter, the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stansfield-turner/at-2-26-am-on-3-june-1980-colonel-william-odom-of-the-strategic-air/)

Stansfield Turner

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## More by Stansfield Turner

> [We have a much bigger objective. We've got to look at the long run here. This is an example - the situation between the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stansfield-turner/we-have-a-much-bigger-objective-we-ve-got-to-look-at-the-long-run/)

Stansfield Turner

> [At 2:26 AM on 3 June 1980, Colonel William Odom of the Strategic Air Command alerted National Security Advisor Zbigniew Brzezinski that the US…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stansfield-turner/at-2-26-am-on-3-june-1980-colonel-william-odom-of-the-strategic-air/)

Stansfield Turner

> [As long as the two nuclear superpowers maintain arsenals in the tens of thousands of nuclear warheads, there is no way they can with…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stansfield-turner/as-long-as-the-two-nuclear-superpowers-maintain-arsenals-in-the-tens/)

Stansfield Turner

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