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Hegseth calls US$1.5 trillion defence budget ‘critical’ to counter China

Published by South China Morning Post · Hong Kong 3 h ago

US Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth has called a nearly US$1.5 trillion defence budget request “absolutely critical”, warning that whoever falls behind in autonomy, robotics and AI…

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