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At Reagan Forum, Mattis Warns That Budget Reductions Will Undercut Defense Priorities

By Vivienne Machi

Saturday, December 1st, 2018

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At Reagan Forum, Mattis Warns That Budget Reductions Will Undercut Defense Priorities

SIMI VALLEY, California – After two years of military buildup, the prospect of cuts to the U.S. national security budget could have severe consequences for the Pentagon’s priorities to counter great power competition and sustain military operations around the world, Defense Secretary Jim Mattis said Dec. 1.In his keynote speech at the sixth annual Reagan National Defense Forum at the Ronald Reagan Presidential Foundation and Institute here, Mattis emphasized that the Pentagon is “reclaiming our mantle of technological enterprise” and…

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