U.S. War Secretary Pete Hegseth on Oct. 14 called U.S. President Donald Trump’s proposed $1.5 trillion national defense budget “absolutely critical,” warning of a potentially historic military buildup by China.
“We’ve got a near peer adversary who’s building a military, the most historic military buildup potentially in world history,” Hegseth said during a panel at the Association of the U.S. Army’s annual meeting in Washington.
“That’s not hyperbole; that’s just an objective truth.”
He said advances in autonomy, robotics, space, and artificial intelligence could widen the gap between countries leading in those technologies and those falling behind….
Hegseth Calls $1.5 Trillion Defense Budget Critical Amid China’s Military Buildup
