For example, while McCain correctly stresses the need to maintain such a deterrent, he simultaneously endorses several initiatives seemingly adopted from the playbook of prominent proponents of de-nuclearization, including, notably, former Republican Secretaries of State George Shultz and Henry Kissinger, former Clinton Secretary of Defense William Perry, and former Democratic Senator Sam Nunn.
"Tom seemed to understand all of this, but he and Jay continued to invoke the specter of the Henry Kissinger experience vis-a-vis Hillary Clinton, " Wester said, referring to a controversy surrounding former Secretary of State Henry Kissinger's decision to hold on to his official records.