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Joseph Gedeon in Washington

SHOCKING: Hegseth says pentagon will review mark kelly s us weapons stockpile remarks - You Need To See This

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Mark Kelly in New York City in April. Photograph: Eduardo Muñoz/Reuters

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.

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