Acting Navy secretary: Taiwan weapons sales paused to ensure munitions for Iran war
Key takeaways
- Speaking during a Senate Appropriations Defense Subcommittee hearing, Cao insisted the U.S. still had plenty of missiles and interceptors, even as scrutiny grows over America s dwindling munitions stockpiles.
- Right now we re doing a pause in order to make sure we have the munitions we need for Epic Fury — which we have plenty, Cao told Sen.
- Asked by McConnell if he expects the sale to be approved at some point, Cao said that it would be up to Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and the Secretary of State Marco Rubio.
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Speaking during a Senate Appropriations Defense Subcommittee hearing, Cao insisted the U.S. still had plenty of missiles and interceptors, even as scrutiny grows over America s dwindling munitions stockpiles.
Right now we re doing a pause in order to make sure we have the munitions we need for Epic Fury — which we have plenty, Cao told Sen. Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.). We re just making sure we have everything, but then the foreign military sales will continue when the administration deems necessary.
Asked by McConnell if he expects the sale to be approved at some point, Cao said that it would be up to Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and the Secretary of State Marco Rubio.