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March 15, 2010

NATO: Nukes Still Needed For 'Credible Deterrence'

(RFL/RFE) March 12, 2010

NATO Secretary-General Anders Fogh Rasmussen said the reduction of nuclear arsenals has to be carried out in a balanced manner, but that atomic weapons were still needed for deterrence reasons.

At an international conference in Warsaw, Rasmussen said that nuclear weapons will continue to be "a major element of credible deterrence in the future."

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