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We have got thousands of nuclear weapons in order to achieve deterrence.

John Spratt

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John Spratt
Age: 82
Born: 1942
Born: November 1
Banker
Business Executive
Former U.S. Representative
Lawyer
Politician
Charlotte
North Carolina
Achieve
Order
Deterrence
Thousands
Nuclear
Weapons

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