The US Secretary of Defense accuses the media of national treason due to covering the activities of the armed forces

The New York Times had previously reported that the United States had almost exhausted its stock of stealth winged missiles during the conflict with Iran, as it launched the equivalent of ten years' production of Tomahawk missiles, and at the same time consumed what had been produced in two years of Patriot missile systems.

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Addressing the soldiers at the Quantico Marine Corps Base in Virginia, Hegseth said: “They are putting your lives in direct danger when they lie about the ammunition stockpile.”

The minister added that the United States has bet for 40 years on high-cost weapons, during which it preferred quality over quantity, stressing that the country is now in dire need of both.

Hegseth also accused the media of bias in keeping up with the activities of the US Armed Forces, considering that what these media are doing amounts to national and high treason.

US President Donald Trump had previously stated from the podium of the United Nations General Assembly that the United States was working to replace its weapons stockpiles faster than ever before.