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Reality Check: Military spending and national security

Hosted by Warren Olney Oct. 05, 2016 National

The most powerful military in the world is not big enough for Donald Trump, although Hillary Clinton's considered more likely to use it to intervene overseas. We continue our reality check on the presidential campaign

Photo: Personnel of the 624th Operations Center conduct cyber operations in support of the command and control of Air Force network operations and the joint requirements of Air Forces Cyber, the Air Force component of US Cyber Command (US Air Force)

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Credits

Host:
Warren Olney

Producers:
Paul von Zielbauer, Sáša Woodruff, Elizabeth Segal

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