We're ready to fight till the end. As Secretary of Defense, how do you take that? Well, we're prepared. Those who long for peace must prepare for war. That's why we're rebuilding our military. That's why we're reestablishing deterrence. And the warrior ethos is because we live in a dangerous world with powerful ascendant countries where with very different ideologies. You mentioned defense spending. They're rapidly increasing their defense spending, modern technology. (04:49–04:53)
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