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Pete Hegseth: “If you look at long range fires, Jasms, lrasm, Tomahawks…”

Featuring: Pete Hegseth, Secretary of Defense | National

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Senator, thank you for the question. I would defer to the comptroller on the amount because I think it's a lot higher than 53. If you look at long range fires, Jasms, lrasm, Tomahawks, we're looking at 238. Okay, 40 billion for hypersonic, so I actually think closer to 330 billion in munitions. Okay, how many years to replenish? That's the question. I think that's exactly the Right. Question to Senator. Because the timeframe we were existing under was unacceptable. (02:35–02:46)

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Asserts that the total budget for munitions, including long-range fires and hypersonics, is closer to 330 billion.

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