On the recordMarch 4, 2013
The world is a different kind of world today, as everyone on this committee knows. You all travel. You go everywhere. We have new threats.
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congress.govThe world is a different kind of world today, as everyone on this committee knows. You all travel. You go everywhere. We have new threats.
Hagel emphasizes the evolving global threats affecting defense strategies.
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