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==Secretary of Defense==
==Secretary of Defense==
In a speech to [[NATO]] representatives in [[Brussels]], [[Belgium]] on February 12, 2025, shortly after taking office, Hegseth said,
In a speech to [[NATO]] representatives in [[Brussels]], [[Belgium]] on February 12, 2025, shortly after taking office, Hegseth said,
{{Quote|The [[United States]] faces consequential threats to our homeland. We must – and we are – focusing on security of our own borders.
{{Cquote|The [[United States]] faces consequential threats to our homeland. We must – and we are – focusing on security of our own borders.
We also face a peer competitor in the [[Communist Chinese]] with the capability and intent to threaten our homeland and core national interests in the [[Indo-Pacific]]. The U.S. is prioritizing deterring war with [[China]] in the [[Pacific]], recognizing the reality of scarcity, and making the resourcing tradeoffs to ensure [[deterrence]] does not fail.
We also face a peer competitor in the [[Communist Chinese]] with the capability and intent to threaten our homeland and core national interests in the [[Indo-Pacific]]. The U.S. is prioritizing deterring war with [[China]] in the [[Pacific]], recognizing the reality of scarcity, and making the resourcing tradeoffs to ensure [[deterrence]] does not fail.