Hegseth and the US Navy – more Wumms instead of eternal Murks - marineforum

Pete Hegseth, the Secretary of Defense, announced in mid-February that around 8% of the investment programs in the U.S. Defense Council will be cancelled – that is about 50 billion dollars. The focus will be on projects related to diversity, equality and inclusion, followed by climate protection programmes. Instead, the funds will be used for presidential priorities – above all for securing the U.S. border, as well as for the purchase and introd…