U.S. Defense Budget Must Be an Instrument of Lethality

U.S. Defense Budget Must Be an Instrument of Lethality

American taxpayers expect that a trillion dollars annually allocated to national security activities should be enough to achieve global Peace through Strength. Secretary Hegseth has already implemented a series of streamlining initiatives to redirect funds from non-lethal programs to new warfighter requirements. We must now align every taxpayer dollar in the defense budget to a lethal effect that will deter war or defeat enemies.