U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth is floating the possibility of renaming the Department of Defense to the Department of War. The defense chief is conducting a poll among the public about the potential switch. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
The poll has attracted over 160,000 users, with more than half favoring the idea of a new name for the Department of Defense. Tesla and SpaceX founder and CEO Elon Musk shared the poll, commenting: \u201cWar is more accurate.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n
The agency in charge of the army military affairs was in fact called the Department of War for nearly 160 years. However, in 1947, it was reorganized and merged with the Department of the Navy under the National Security Act. Two years later, the Department of Defense (DOD) was created, absorbing the functions of the eliminated agency.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Earlier this month, Hegseth stated that Washington was prepared to go to war with China if necessary. His comment came in response to Beijing\u2019s threat of tariff retaliation as part of the renewed trade war between the world\u2019s two largest economies.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
This week, the New York Times, citing unnamed U.S. officials, claimed that Musk, the head of the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), would be briefed on a military blueprint \u201cfor any war that might break out with China.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n
The Wall Street Journal followed with a report stating that a China war plan would be \u201cone of several topics\u201d discussed during the billionaire\u2019s visit to the Pentagon. The news outlet alleged that the meeting could have given Musk, as the head of Tesla, which relies on China for car production, and SpaceX, access to sensitive military secrets unavailable to business competitors.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Hegseth took to X to deny the media reports, dismissing them as \u201cfake news.\u201d The defense chief stressed that the meeting was focused on \u201cinnovation, efficiencies, and smarter production.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n
U.S. President Donald Trump has dismissed the allegations as \u201ccompletely untrue.\u201d He accused the \u201cdiscredited media\u201d of \u201cmaking up lies\u201d and emphasized that China was neither mentioned nor discussed during the meeting.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
According to a Congressional Research Service report, between 1798 and 2023, the US engaged in \u201chundreds of instances\u201d where military forces were deployed abroad for armed conflict or potential conflict to \u201cprotect\u201d its citizens or \u201cpromote\u201d its interests. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
In the 21st century, such instances include major conflicts in Afghanistan and Iraq, along with military operations in Libya, Syria, Yemen, and Somalia. Washington has formally eclared war against foreign nations 11 times in its history.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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