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Snapshots of what’s happening in the Defense Department.

Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel, center, meets with key defense stakeholders in the nuclear enterprise at the Pentagon, Jan. 29, 2014. Hagel convened the meeting to address recent personnel challenges in the nuclear force. Service secretaries, chiefs and commanders responsible for carrying out the nuclear mission participated in the meeting. (Content on printed documents has been digitally altered to protect sensitive information.)

NUCLEAR ISSUES

Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel, center, meets with key defense stakeholders in the nuclear enterprise at the Pentagon, Jan. 29, 2014. Hagel convened the meeting to address recent personnel challenges in the nuclear force. Service secretaries, chiefs and commanders responsible for carrying out the nuclear mission participated in the meeting. (Content on printed documents has been digitally altered to protect sensitive information.)

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