Was does Kennedy mean when he says We dare not tempt them with weakness. For only when our arms are sufficient, can we be certain beyond  doubt that they will never be employed. But neither can two great and powerful groups of nations take comfort  from our present course—both sides overburdened by the cost of modern weapons, both rightly alarmed by the  steady spread of the deadly atom, yet both racing to alter that uncertain balance of terror that stays the hand of  mankind's final war.

what what does Kennedy mean when he says we did not attempt them with weakness full stop for only when our arms are sufficient can we be certain beyond doubt that they will never be employed. but neither can two great and powerful groups of nation take comfort from our present cuz I feel both sides overburdened by the cost of modern weapons but rightly alarmed by the steady spread of the deadly atom coma yet both listen to alter the uncertain balance of terror that stays the hand of mankind's final war

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answer-the island had airfields that the u.s. military needed.