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Why Trump's inexperienced defence team nearly emptied America's weapons arsenal
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August 7, 2026
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4:54Now PlayingSky's defence and security analyst Professor Michael Clarke reveals that the chairman of the Joint Chiefs, Dan Caine, warned President Trump that large-scale military operations would deplete US defence stocks to dangerous levels.
The warning prompted Donald Trump to become "very angry" and blame his Pentagon leadership, including Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth, a former TV presenter and Deputy Secretary Steven Feinberg.
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