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"What allies want is stability, prudence, dependability, judgment, clear communication," Tom Nichols tells Jeffrey Goldberg. "They don't wanna have to guess at what our nuclear doctrine is every other day." Watch more from The Atlantic's conversation on the future of national security:

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chris diamond1 year ago

Can Goldberg relay this to Hegseth on Signal or is he out of the loop?

Phenix1 year ago

Well said, Tom. Btw, the Doomsday Clock is at 89 seconds. 😳

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