the Pentagon
noun
1
: the building in Washington, D.C., that is the headquarters of the U.S. Department of Defense
2
: the leaders of the U.S. military
There was disagreement between the President and the Pentagon over the new military budget.
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Professor Hurley, the Johns Hopkins mechanical engineering expert, said that the Pentagon’s overall approach appeared to have been sound.
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Samuel Granados, New York Times, 20 Aug. 2025
Many of the Pentagon's existing capabilities are classified, but simply put, the multibillion-dollar satellite constellations the Space Force is building just for these purposes still haven't made it to the launch pad.
—Stephen Clark, ArsTechnica, 20 Aug. 2025
The New York Times reported earlier this month that President Trump secretly signed a directive allowing the Pentagon to use military force against certain Latin American drug cartels that his administration has deemed terrorist organizations.
—Antonio María Delgado, Miami Herald, 19 Aug. 2025
In a mission relying on deception, aerial refueling and near-total radio silence to strike Iran's nuclear sites, the B-2s from Whiteman Air Force Base flew a round-trip bombing sortie that lasted more than 30 hours, the Pentagon later said.
—Amira El-Fekki
john Feng, MSNBC Newsweek, 19 Aug. 2025
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Samuel Granados, New York Times, 20 Aug. 2025
Many of the Pentagon's existing capabilities are classified, but simply put, the multibillion-dollar satellite constellations the Space Force is building just for these purposes still haven't made it to the launch pad.
—Stephen Clark, ArsTechnica, 20 Aug. 2025
The New York Times reported earlier this month that President Trump secretly signed a directive allowing the Pentagon to use military force against certain Latin American drug cartels that his administration has deemed terrorist organizations.
—Antonio María Delgado, Miami Herald, 19 Aug. 2025
In a mission relying on deception, aerial refueling and near-total radio silence to strike Iran's nuclear sites, the B-2s from Whiteman Air Force Base flew a round-trip bombing sortie that lasted more than 30 hours, the Pentagon later said.
—Amira El-Fekki
john Feng, MSNBC Newsweek, 19 Aug. 2025
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