35th U.S. Deputy Secretary of Defense, Kathleen Hicks, discusses the importance of political choices about how much risk the country is willing accept and which risks are more important, such as deciding if cyber threats warrant more attention than threats to conventional forces.
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GENERAL • October 12, 2026