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Pete Hegseth: “Ballistic missile attacks against our forces, down 90% since…”

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Published | Video Starts at 11:48

We've hit hundreds of their defense industrial bases directly. Their ability to manufacture new ballistic missiles has probably taken the hardest hit of all. Ballistic missile attacks against our forces, down 90% since the start of the conflict. Same with one way attack UAVs. Think kamikaze drones down 90% now. The Iranians will still shoot, we know that. But they would shoot a lot more if they could. (11:48–11:54)

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