Pete Hegseth: “The US Is committed to building a stronger, more lethal…”

“First, as we see it, NATO's strategic objectives are to prevent great power conflict in Europe, deter nuclear and non nuclear aggression, and defeat threats to treaty allies should deterrence failure. Second, The US Is committed to building a stronger, more lethal NATO. However, we must ensure that European and Canadian commitment to Article 3 of this treaty is just as strong.” (04:20–04:26)

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