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“Terrorism is really the only existential threat to America as we know it - as a free country that plays a leading role in the world.”

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I think the election of Trump was an expression of what happens in ruling powers as they become alarmed.

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When a rapidly rising power rivals an established ruling power, trouble ensues. In 11 of 15 cases in which this has occurred in the…

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For interests that are vital to the U.S. - that is, essential for our survival and wellbeing - the U.S. should be prepared to…

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Putin needs to understand and feel in his gut that if the Chechens get a nuclear bomb, they're going to Moscow first, they're not…

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The best simpleminded test of expertise in a particular area is an ability to win money in a series of bets on future occurrences…

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When we succeeded in winning the Cold War, escaping a nuclear Armageddon that could have killed us all, the U.S. inevitably had a serious…

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I think we should be organized in something called an Alliance Against Nuclear Terrorism. In the same way that NATO was the great alliance…

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The absence of a focal enemy, which is what the Cold War had provided; the complexity of the developments that are occurring that mean…

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There are two great tragedies in life: one is to fail to achieve one's grandest ambitions, and the other one is to succeed.

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