NATO area, The warheads for these weapons are in the NATO
atomic stockpile system as to be readily available for the
defense of the Alliance in case of need, This system, while
providing the NATO shield forces with a nuclear capability,
is consistent with the provisions of existing United States law,
I would also like to say that in becoming a member of NATO
we have undertaken basic commitments for the common defense, We
have reaffirmed on repeated occasions that we stand by those
commitments and I assure you we will continue to stand by them,
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We do not have any changes as regards our policy on nuclear
weapons under consideration at this time. However, in the absence
of a dependable disarmament agreement, toward the achievement of
which we and our Allies have just taken a new initiative, we must
always keep under review possible means of improving the common
defense system in the light of changing conditions. But we must
carefully weigh the many complex factors involved before changing
what at this time appears to be a satisfactory sy