Vice Chairman Discusses Security Challenges Posed by U.S. Strategic Competitors

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Jan. 17, 2020 | 01:11:23

Air Force Gen. John E. Hyten, vice chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, speaks in Washington at the Center for Strategic and International Studies about the growing security challenges posed by U.S. strategic competitors, Jan. 17, 2020. Video Courtesy of CSIS.

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