Pete Hegseth said the United States and its allies must urgently lead in technology and innovation to preserve freedom and the Western tradition, arguing that failure to act now would risk losing strategic advantage to adversaries.
Hegseth framed the issue as a defining challenge for national security, stressing the need to equip American warriors with modern tools and to move at a pace comparable to wartime mobilization.
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