Detailed text transcripts for TV channel - MSNBC - 20180209:17:28:00
And that nation could assume that if they used in a conventional fight a small yield bomb, we would not respond with a very large yield bomb. our response to this is to make a small yield bomb and say don't miscalculate, it's a deterrent. remember, deterrence is dynamic, it changes from year to year, from decade to decade, we have to address deterrent in its current construct so we do this, the idea is to raise the threshold. >> do you think that we could be backing into an arms race here? >> i'm quite worried about it, andrea. i think jim mattis whom i've known for decades lays out a reasonab...