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On the recordNovember 7, 2025
We are not building for peacetime. We are pivoting the Pentagon and our industrial base to a wartime footing. Building for victory should our adversaries FAFO [f*ck around and find out].
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Pete Hegseth

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Hegseth discusses changes to the Pentagon's acquisition strategy in response to global threats.

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