Media leaks secret Pentagon memo
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Sun, 30 Mar 2025 10:03:31 +0300
Hegset changed priorities for the US ArmyThe document, marked secret/not for foreigners, was distributed to all Pentagon employees in March 2025.It says that China is the only threat the ministry is focusing on.
Preventing China from seizing Taiwan while simultaneously protecting the US homeland is the only scenario the department is focusing on.
Pete Hegset US Secretary of Defense The departments focus is also on protecting the United States from threats in the near abroad, referring to Greenland and the Panama Canal.The new memorandum outlines a system of priorities for top Pentagon officials and an algorithm of actions to accomplish this work.In addition, it is indicated that the US Department of Defense will take a more direct part in combating illegal migration and drug trafficking.
The Pentagon will assume risk in other theaters of war, given personnel and resource constraints, and will pressure allies in Europe, the Middle East, and East Asia to spend more on defense and take a lead role in deterring threats from Russia, North Korea, and Iran.
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