Pete Hegseth: “We're making a $2 billion investment [in Slick' em] in FY26.”

“What additional tactical nuclear capabilities beyond Slick' em end should we consider that would be most useful for reassuring allies, deterring our adversaries and providing combatant commands and useful options in the worst case event of a conflict. As you know, We're making a $2 billion investment [in Slick' em] in FY26. So we're investing in that. But I would say that a lot of that discussion would be classified given o plans in the Indo Pacific.” (1:46:15–1:46:21)

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