Threats To US: Pentagon Officials Drop Three Surprises -- Christian Science Monitor
As the Defense Secretary Leon Panetta and America’s top military officer, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Martin Dempsey fielded budget questions on Capitol Hill Thursday, the Pentagon’s key intelligence officials were warning of 'current and future worldwide threats' to US national security in another less-attended hearing. Here are three top surprises that they acknowledged to lawmakers.
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