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National Security and Military Spending
Defense Secretary Hagel wants to cut the Pentagon budget. We hear what he's proposing, what it means for national security and the likely response from Congress.
By Warren Olney • • 51m ListenDefense Secretary Chuck Hagel wants to cut the Pentagon budget, but the stocks of many defense contractors are going up. We hear what Hagel's proposing, what it means for national security and the likely response from Congress. Also, Russian President Putin calls for military exercises near a volatile Ukraine, and potentially good news about childhood obesity.
Banner image: Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel and Army Gen. Martin E. Dempsey brief reporters on the defense budget proposal at the Pentagon, February 24, 2014. DOD photo by US Army Staff Sgt. Sean K. Harp
