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Hegseth: fears that stockpiles depleted are 'foolishly' overstated
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Hegseth: fears that stockpiles depleted are 'foolishly' overstated

The defense secretary defied all expert reporting, saying "we know exactly what we have. We have plenty of what we need."

Pete Hegseth
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2 hearings, 0 justification for a $1.5 trillion military budget

What was most surprising about today's Hegseth-Caine congressional hearings was perhaps what was missing: a real enemy.

Jules Hurst Pete Hegseth Dan Caine
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Expert: Iran war cost $72 billion over first two months

The Pentagon has badly undervalued the expense of the conflict, according to an independent estimate

Trump sons
Washington Politics

Five shameless moments of Iran war opportunism & grifting

War brings out the best — and worst — in Americans, especially in industry, Capitol Hill and Wall Street

Dems push Trump to acknowledge Israeli nukes
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Dems push Trump to acknowledge Israeli nukes

30 members of Congress demanded recognition of the long-standing open secret

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Military Industrial Complex

US quest for superweapons runs into reality

This week in The Bunker: President Trump’s Tom Swiftian battleship dream hits rough seas; his impenetrable missile shield of dreams runs into reality; and more.