Military beat: Trump’s New ‘Arsenal of Freedom’ Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth recently warned that America faces a “1939 moment” — a “moment of mounting urgency,” cheers The Wall Street Journal’s editorial board , which hopes this “translates into fixing how the US military fields equipment.” “Hegseth says the Administration is aiming to ‘rebuild the arsenal of freedom,’ ” adjusting “buying strategies” as new tech evolves, boosting competition and awarding longer contracts to assure companies