10.24
·Reported
·Importance III
·Sources 1
·United States
On October 24, U.S. Secretary of War Hegseth released a video stating that he had eliminated DEI programs within the Department of War during his tenure. He also pointed out that the Confucius Institutes, funded by the Chinese government, are government propaganda projects that attempt to steal intellectual property and infiltrate the minds of American students; they have been classified as a national security threat and systematically dismantled.
10.18
·Verified
·Importance III
·Sources 1
On October 18, 2026, Hegseth commented on China's military construction in the Pacific region, calling it the largest military buildup in modern history and even in world history. He said that the U.S. Department of Defense is ensuring readiness every day to deter any attempt that might seek to change the status quo.
10.18
·Verified
·Importance III
·Sources 1
According to X account @clashreport, US Secretary of Defense nominee Pete Hegseth commented on the situation in Iran, stating that the world cannot tolerate crazy people possessing the most destructive bombs and weapons. This remark has drawn attention to the future direction of US policy toward Iran.
10.15
·Reported
·Importance III
·Sources 1
·Washington
US Secretary of Defense Hegseth attended the Association of the United States Army (AUSA) annual meeting on Wednesday to discuss the development of US autonomous warfare technology and to promote the integration and practical application of autonomous combat systems within the US military.
10.15
·Verified
·Importance III
·Sources 1
On October 15, 2026 Beijing time, John Moolenaar, Chairman of the U.S. House Select Committee on the Chinese Communist Party, wrote to U.S. Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth, urging the Department of Defense to expand the Section 1286 list. The proposal aims to bring 14 institutes under the Chinese Academy of Sciences, 62 Chinese laboratories, 58 universities, 22 foreign malign talent programs, and other related entities within the scope of sanctions, in order to strengthen technology and security controls on China.
10.14
·Verified
·Importance III
·Sources 2
According to X account @clashreport, US Secretary of Defense nominee Pete Hegseth stated in public comments that China, as a near-peer competitor to the United States, is currently carrying out what may be the largest military buildup in world history. Hegseth emphasized that this assessment is not exaggeration but a judgment based on objective facts.
10.01
·Verified
·Importance IV
·Sources 1
·United States
U.S. Secretary of War Hegseth announced the establishment of an autonomous warfare command and launched Project Meridian to study future warfare.
09.30
·Verified
·Importance IV
·Sources 2
·United States
US Secretary of War Hegseth announced the creation of a new four-star autonomous warfare command and the launch of the Meridian Program, led by Elon Musk, Palmer Luckey, and Newt Gingrich, to study the future of war.
09.23
·Verified
·Importance IV
·Sources 1
·Washington, United States
Mitch McConnell led multiple Republican senators in sending a letter to Rubio and Hegseth, demanding the prompt use of the 300 million dollars in military financing and 1 billion dollars in security cooperation funds allocated for Taiwan, and to push forward the 14 billion dollar arms sales to Taiwan.
09.19
·Reported
·Importance III
·Sources 3
·Washington
On September 19, Trump expelled CNN, MSNBC, Politico and other media outlets from the White House, after these outlets had refused to sign reporting conditions and had withdrawn from the Pentagon on their own. Secretary of War Hegseth tweeted in support of the decision, saying these outlets endangered military security through false reporting and leaks; the outlets in question reportedly plan to sue the White House on First Amendment grounds.
08.16
·Verified
·Importance IV
·Sources 1
·Washington, United States
In response to the non-cooperation of South Korea's Lee Jae-myung government on core interests such as the denuclearization of Iran, as well as its pro-communist tendencies, Trump instructed Secretary of War Hegseth to significantly cut the cost and scale of the ongoing US-South Korea joint military exercises.
06.23
·Verified
·Importance IV
·Sources 1
·Washington
US Secretary of War Hegseth announced that the US military has successfully completed the first milestone test of the national missile defense system, known as the US Golden Dome, against aerial threats.