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Search results for "Pentagon reveals location of nuclear-armed submarine after Trump rejects Iran proposal"

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Marco Rubio stated on April 25, 2015 in a speech at the Iowa Faith and Freedom Summit:
The United States "is not building the aircraft, the long-range bombers, the additional aircraft carriers, the nuclear submarines."
By Amy Sherman• May 5, 2015
Dick Cheney stated on July 14, 2015 in an appearance on "Hannity":
"Obama keeps talking about getting rid of all nuclear weapons. He’s already significantly reduced our capabilities there."
By Katie Sanders• July 17, 2015
Donald Trump stated on June 16, 2015 in his presidential announcement speech:
"Even our nuclear arsenal doesn't work. It came out recently they have equipment that is 30 years old. They don't know if it worked."
By Louis Jacobson• June 18, 2015
Donald Trump stated on October 08, 2017 in a tweet:
"Bob Corker gave us the Iran Deal."
By John Kruzel• October 12, 2017
Donald Trump stated on May 10, 2018 in a tweet:
"Senator Cryin’ Chuck Schumer fought hard against the Bad Iran Deal, even going at it with President Obama, & then Voted AGAINST it! Now he says I should not have terminated the deal"
By Dan Clark• May 24, 2018
Ted Cruz stated on September 01, 2015 in a speech to the Greater Houston Partnership:
The Iran deal "trusts the Iranians to inspect themselves."
By W. Gardner Selby• September 18, 2015
Barack Obama stated on April 05, 2015 in an interview with the 'New York Times.':
"Iran’s defense budget is $30 billion. Our defense budget is closer to $600 billion."
By Jon Greenberg• April 9, 2015
Donald Trump stated on August 09, 2017 in a tweet:
"My first order as president was to renovate and modernize our nuclear arsenal. It is now far stronger and more powerful than ever before."
By Louis Jacobson• August 9, 2017
Donald Trump stated on April 30, 2018 in a press conference:
"In seven years that (nuclear) deal will have expired, and Iran is free to go ahead and create nuclear weapons."  
By Jon Greenberg• May 2, 2018
Mitch McConnell stated on July 19, 2016 in a speech at the Republican National Convention:
In 2010, Clinton "said Iran could enrich uranium. In 2014 she said she’s always argued against it."
By Jon Greenberg• July 20, 2016
Donald Trump stated on January 08, 2020 in a White House address:
"The American military has been completely rebuilt under my administration at a cost of $2.5 trillion."
By Bill McCarthy• January 10, 2020
Hillary Clinton stated on September 09, 2016 in a television ad:
Says New START, passed while Clinton was secretary of state, is a "treaty cutting Russia’s nuclear arms."
By Lauren Carroll• September 21, 2016
Donald Trump stated on April 12, 2026 in a Truth Social post:
Pope Leo XIV “thinks it’s OK for Iran to have a nuclear weapon.”
By Maria Briceño• April 13, 2026
Sean Hannity stated on September 22, 2009 in his Fox News program:
"Our own National Security Agency says that (Iran's) nuclear ambitions are advancing, and at the same time ... we are slashing our own nuclear arsenal."
By Robert Farley• September 23, 2009
Donald Trump stated on August 16, 2015 in an interview on "Meet the Press":
Says "if the (Iran nuclear) deal gets rejected, they still get" $150 billion.
By Lauren Carroll• August 16, 2015
Viral image stated on December 29, 2019 in a Facebook post:
Says Bill Clinton "gave nukes to North Korea," Barack Obama "gave nukes to Iran," and Hillary Clinton "gave uranium to Russia."
By Ciara O'Rourke• January 9, 2020
Richard Burr stated on August 03, 2016 in a press release:
Says Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton are "responsible for leading America into a deal that will arm Iran."
By Will Doran• August 5, 2016
Jon Keyser stated on May 31, 2016 in a TV ad:
Says "Obama wants to give (Iran) nuclear weapons and Michael Bennet, he was all for it."  
By Alan Gathright, Louis Jacobson• June 2, 2016
Donald Trump stated on March 09, 2026 in a press conference:
Iran “also has some Tomahawks.”
By Louis Jacobson• March 10, 2026
Tim Kaine stated on October 04, 2016 in the vice presidential debate in Farmville, Va.:
Says Hillary Clinton "went toe-to-toe with Russia as secretary of state to do the New START agreement to reduce Russia's nuclear stockpile."
By Lauren Carroll• October 6, 2016

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