"I told them that I thought that in the future that the importance of the nuclear deterrent would grow, rather than diminish, partly because of the nsks of proliferation...To the extent that [the Russians] rely more and more on their nuclear capabilities...it seems to me that it underscores the importance of our sustaining a valid nuclear deterrent, a modern nuclear detenent"
-Secretary of Defense Robert Gates, June 10 speaking to reporters about his speech to Air Force personnel at Scott Air Force Base after earlier firing Air Force leaders for a series of mishaps involving nuclear weapons.
"It sounds paradoxical but there was more mutual trust and respect during the Cold War. Perhaps this was due to there being less lecturing on how one should behave. "
-Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov, June 20, during remarks in Moscow at an international symposium, "Russia in the 21st Century."
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