Trump Convenes 800 Generals, Says "Will Upgrade Nuclear Force Capabilities"

US Defense Secretary: "We Are Warriors, We Must Be Prepared for War... The Care for Gender and Race in the Military Has Ended"

US President Donald Trump said on the 30th at the Marine Corps Base in Quantico, Virginia, during a full military command meeting, "We need to upgrade nuclear force capabilities, but we hope it will never be used." Trump said, "In the coming years, we must build a stronger, fiercer, faster, more terrifying, and more powerful military. As the most lethal and dominant military in the world, we must protect America for decades and generations to come."

On that day, before more than 800 US generals and admirals, including those in disputed areas, Trump said, "I have already rebuilt the nuclear weapons, but I will continue to upgrade them in the future. Its power is too great, and it must never be actually used. We absolutely, absolutely do not want to use it. When Russia recently mentioned nuclear weapons, I immediately deployed nuclear submarines near the Russian coast. Our submarines cannot be detected and are the strongest in the world. The United States has the most advanced nuclear submarine forces, at least 25 years ahead of Russia and China."

US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth stated, "The Department of Defense is no longer a 'Defense' department, but a 'War' department," indicating his will to carry out comprehensive military reforms. He defined this speech as "a place to correct decades of corruption problems," and said, "Today is another Liberation Day," "We are warriors (Warriors)."

Hegseth opened with a Latin maxim from ancient Rome, saying, "If you want peace, prepare for war." He warned, "From today on, the only mission of the restored War Department (Department of War) is to prepare for war and achieve victory. If our enemies foolishly challenge us, we will crush them with overwhelming violence and precision like 'FAFO' (an American slang meaning 'if you provoke, you get hit')."

He then proposed personnel and cultural reforms as the top priority, saying, "For a long time, race, gender, and the 'first-ever ○○' titles caused wrong promotions. As a result, we became the 'Woke' department, but now it's over." He raised his voice and said, "There is no more identity politics, DEI (Diversity, Equity, Inclusion) offices, 'men who wear skirts (transgender people)', or garbage like worshiping climate change. We will regain common sense and warrior spirit."

Hegseth instructed to raise the physical fitness and combat standards of all troops. He said that the combat soldier standard should be restored to the previous highest level for men, requiring all soldiers to undergo two physical fitness tests and weight and body measurements annually, and to introduce on-site physical fitness tests while carrying combat equipment. He emphasized, "I will no longer tolerate obese generals and admirals, and obese soldiers in the combat units. The standard for combat soldiers must be uncompromising." He also proposed the principle: "My son and other parents' children are no different. I hope the unit my son is in is the US military."

As his speech of about 45 minutes neared its end, he announced, "Just as President Trump declared a liberation day in trade policy, today is a liberation day for warriors. We are not defenders guarding the defense, but warriors fighting for victory. We must prepare for war, not for defense. We are warriors, and we will safeguard peace with overwhelming combat power."

Source: Chosun Ilbo

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