Lawmakers question nominee for Indo-Pacific security affairs on National Defense Strategy, AUKUS

By Abby Shepherd / October 7, 2025 at 1:56 PM
Lawmakers today expressed concerns over a potential shift in the prioritization of countering China in the impending National Defense Strategy, which has yet to be released, and raised worries on the implications of the AUKUS review, which was confirmed today to be released this fall. “We must do what it takes to ensure continued deterrence against the People's Republic of China, because we are not where we need to be,” Senate Armed Services Committee Chairman Roger Wicker (R-MS) said today,...

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