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J. D. Vance: “It is, of course, a priority of this administration not just…”

Featuring: J. D. Vance, Republican | Vice President of the United States | National

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J.D. Vance Addresses United States Naval Academy Class of 2025

Published | Video Starts at 11:09

And when we engage, we do so with purpose, with superior force, with superior weapons, and with the best people anywhere in the world. Let me say something about weapons and the future of warfare. It is, of course, a priority of this administration not just to keep, but to widen the technological edge between the United States military and our adversaries all over the world. In the wake of the Cold War, America enjoyed a mostly unchallenged command of the commons, airspace, sea, space and cyberspace. But the area, the era of uncontested US Dominance is over. (11:09–11:21)

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Asserts that the Trump administration prioritizes widening the technological edge of the U.S. military over global adversaries.

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