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borislvinI think when you look at external threats, the first one I have to look at is the nuclear threat out of Russia and to a lesser degree China and certainly North Korea, but North Korea's an urgent threat.
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There's also other challenges out there as well, but in terms of urgency, I'd say North Korea. In terms of power right now, it is probably Russia and the nuclear threat. And in terms of long-term political will, it's China.
But China does not have to be a threat. We can find a way to work together with China. We're two nuclear-armed superpowers and we're going to have to learn how to manage our relationship, and I do believe we can do that.
https://dod.defense.gov/News/Transcripts/Transcript-View/Article/1645050/remarks-by-secretary-mattis-at-the-virginia-military-institute-lexington-virgin
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There's also other challenges out there as well, but in terms of urgency, I'd say North Korea. In terms of power right now, it is probably Russia and the nuclear threat. And in terms of long-term political will, it's China.
But China does not have to be a threat. We can find a way to work together with China. We're two nuclear-armed superpowers and we're going to have to learn how to manage our relationship, and I do believe we can do that.
https://dod.defense.gov/News/Transcripts/Transcript-View/Article/1645050/remarks-by-secretary-mattis-at-the-virginia-military-institute-lexington-virgin
