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TexasTowelie

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Mon Jan 26, 2026, 01:15 AM 6 hrs ago

Has the U.S. Dropped China as the Top Threat to National Security? - William Spaniel



Today, we examine the many claims about what the document actually says. As a whole, it indeed places Western Hemisphere interests over China, just as last year's National Security Strategy did. But a closer reading shows that the United States has hardly backed off the Indo Pacific.

0:00 The 2026 National Defense Strategy Released
1:57 What Is a National Defense Strategy?
3:12 How the U.S. Bureaucracy Creates Policy
5:24 The Big Picture Defense Strategy
9:24 Further Noteworthy Points
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