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Des Browne

British Politician

Born: Mar 22, 1952

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We live in a very uncertain world, and I think that uncertainty of itself generates an environment which we should not make a decision that deprives future generations of the deterrent effect that the nuclear weapons have provided for us and for almost all of my life. Des Browne

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Are we prepared to tolerate a world in which countries which care about morality lay down their nuclear weapons, leaving others to threaten the rest of the world or hold it to ransom? Des Browne

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There are some days when history is made. Yesterday was one - and I was honoured to be in Washington to watch Barack Obama being sworn in. During his soaring inaugural address, the new president gazed over a teeming National Mall that was crowded with more than a million people. Des Browne

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You can't talk about defeating insurgencies in the same way that you can with a conventional army. Des Browne

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With the enhancements to the security of the passport document itself that biometric technology will bring, it is time to make equivalent enhancements to the process of establishing identity before issuing passports. Des Browne

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I will do what the Prime Minister asks me to do; that is my consistent approach to politics and to service. Des Browne

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While we are deploying troops in their thousands, we lose the chance to build up their basic skills. Des Browne

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Nuclear weapons are infinitely less important in our foreign policy than they were in the days of the Cold War. I don't think we need nuclear weapons any longer. Des Browne

I am sorry to be leaving the post of secretary of state for Scotland. Des Browne

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It will require a sustained military and financial commitment by the international community, working with the government of Afghanistan, to create the environment in which enduring democratic institutions can be established. Des Browne

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