Why 🐵 NatSecAllTheTime picked: In his first interview on the job, Deputy Secretary of Defense Steve Feinberg, a private-equity billionaire, defends his unconventional approach to solving the U.S. missile problem on.wsj.com/3TMBR4Q

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  This is an interview with the Deputy Secretary of Defense regarding new strategic approaches to addressing missile defense issues.

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