Secretary Hegseth says that in discussing information from Pentagon briefings, Senator Kelly violated protocol.
But the back-and-forth does raise the question: What’s the status of the Pentagon’s weapons stockpile amid the war with Iran?
Barbara Starr, former CNN Pentagon correspondent and current senior fellow at the The USC Annenberg Center on Communication Leadership & Policy, provides insight.
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