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Pete Hegseth: “Threats evolve now in hours, not in years.”

Featuring: Pete Hegseth, Secretary of Defense | National

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Pete Hegseth's Address on Special Operations and National Defense at SOF Week in Tampa

Published | Video Starts at 21:44

So we need to continue to reward innovation, encourage creative solutions, move faster than ever before. As General Fenton points out, Threats evolve now in hours, not in years. In fact, I saw a report this morning on the plane here that demonstrated our enemies are adapting in a matter of hours, not in a matter of years. (21:44–21:48)

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Asserts that military threats are evolving at a much faster pace than before.

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