Within ten years we shall have whatever is necessary to…

Within ten years we shall have whatever is necessary to kill 80 million Russians. Well I reckon one does not light-heartly attack people who are able to kill 80 million Russians, even if one can kill 800 million French, that is if there were 800 million French.

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« Dans dix ans, nous aurons de quoi tuer 80 millions de Russes. Eh bien je crois qu’on n’attaque pas volontiers des gens qui ont de quoi tuer 80 millions de Russes, même si on a soi-même de quoi tuer 800 millions de Français, à supposer qu’il y eût 800 millions de Français ».. About French nuclear deterrence

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