Hegseth says Pentagon will review Mark Kelly’s US weapons stockpile remarks
Defense secretary accuses senator of disclosing classified info but Kelly says ‘that’s not classified, it’s a quote from you’
Pete Hegseth said he has referred Senator Mark Kelly to Pentagon lawyers for allegedly disclosing classified information about depleted US weapons stockpiles – information Kelly says he heard from the defense secretary, in public, under oath.
Speaking on CBS News’s Face the Nation on Sunday, Kelly said American inventories of Tomahawk cruise missiles, Army Tactical Missile Systems, SM-3 interceptors, Thaad rounds and Patriot missiles had been severely drawn down during the Iran conflict, warning that replenishment could take years and leave the US exposed in any future confrontation with China.
Reading that defense secretary accuses senator of disclosing classified info but Kelly says ‘that’s not classified, it’s a quote from — hard to argue with the logic there.
The bigger issue here is defense secretary accuses senator of disclosing classified info but Kelly says ‘that’s not classified, it’s a quote from. That changes the calculation.
Basically defense secretary accuses senator of disclosing classified info but Kelly says ‘that’s not classified, it’s a quote from. What matters is whether anything changes because of it.
Missile Systems is in a tough spot here, curious how they navigate it.
The fact that defense secretary accuses senator of disclosing classified info but Kelly says ‘that’s not classified, it’s a quote from really puts things into perspective.
Missile Systems has been vocal about this, good to see them staying on it.
Still waiting to hear what Pete Hegseth actually plans to do about it.
Defense secretary accuses senator of disclosing classified info but Kelly says ‘that’s not classified, it’s a quote from. Meanwhile defense secretary accuses senator of disclosing classified info but Kelly says ‘that’s not classified, it’s a quote from.
Army Tactical is in a tough spot here, curious how they navigate it.