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FILE - In this Oct. 8, 2012 file photo, Republican presidential candidate, former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney delivers a foreign policy speech at Virginia Military Institute (VMI) in Lexington, Va. Mitt Romney calls Russia America's No. 1 foe and promises to stand up to Russian President Vladimir Putin. But if he's elected president, Romney might find that he'll need Moscow's help. Russia's role is critical in facilitating the withdrawal of U.S. troops from Afghanistan. The United States also needs its cooperation on keeping nuclear materials away from terrorists and American adversaries, and preventing gridlock at the U.N. Security Council, where both countries have vetoes. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak, File)
FILE - In this Oct. 8, 2012 file photo, Republican presidential candidate, former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney delivers a foreign policy speech at Virginia Military Institute (VMI) in Lexington, Va. Mitt Romney calls Russia America's No. 1 foe and promises to stand up to Russian President Vladimir Putin. But if he's elected president, Romney might find that he'll need Moscow's help. Russia's role is critical in facilitating the withdrawal of U.S. troops from Afghanistan. The United States also needs its cooperation on keeping nuclear materials away from terrorists and American adversaries, and preventing gridlock at the U.N. Security Council, where both countries have vetoes. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak, File)

Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney has vowed to boost the size of the Navy by roughly 15 percent as part of a broader defense buildup. "Our Navy is smaller now than at any time since 1917," he complained in Monday night's debate. "That's unacceptable to me."

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