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Barring any unexpected events, Gen. James “Mad Dog” Mattis will be the next United States secretary of defense. Since President-elect Donald Trump announced the appointment, Mattis has been something of a unifier in Washington.
Mattis will have a lot on his hands when he takes over the Pentagon, not least of which involves decisions that will further set the course for the maintenance and overhaul of the U.S. nuclear weapons arsenal, an extensive process that could cost $1 trillion over three decades.
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