The Military Faces a Make-or-Break Moment

Your editorial “Trump and a New ‘Arsenal of Freedom” (Nov. 17) provides an insightful assessment of Secretary Pete Hegseth’s acquisition-reform agenda.

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It is premised on something many in the defense community have understood for years: The U.S. can’t deter peer adversaries with a procurement system that is slow, costly and unable to keep pace with modern threats.