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Yes; its purpose went from defense, to furthering the interests of the multinational oil companies and major defense contractors like Raytheon and General Electric. Since Osama bin Laden attacked from Afghanistan, what do you think the war in Iraq, a thousand miles to the west, was all about?
The most recent Secretary of Defense of the United States is Chuck Hagel. He was sworn in as the 24th Secretary of Defense on February 27, 2013.
C'mon, mexicans are the biggest cowards in the world and nothing has changed every since! They pretty much outnumber the world alone, but they're still the biggest cowards in the Universe! LMAO!
Stephen Smith is the current Minister for Defense for the Australian government. He has held this position since 14th September 2010 following John Faullkner.
The Strategic Defense Initiative (SDI) was proposed by U.S. President Ronald Reagan on March 23, 1983 to use ground and space-based systems to protect the United States from attack by strategic nuclear ballistic missiles. It turned out to be a good idea, since it spawned research for offshoots of the concept.