Patrick Cronin appears on the Defense and Aerospace Podcast to discuss how the replacement of Kevin McCarthy as House speaker might shape the military budget and future Ukraine spending, President Joe Biden’s upcoming meeting with Xi Jinping, and America’s shoot down of a Turkish drone over Syria.
![The reentry of an unarmed Minuteman III ICBM after a test over the Marshall Islands on September 6, 2023. (US Army photo by Amy Hansen)](/sites/default/files/styles/16_9_sm/public/2024-06/8059034.jpg?h=8cdf5baa&itok=YvJnMVLv)
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The reentry of an unarmed Minuteman III ICBM after a test over the Marshall Islands on September 6, 2023. (US Army photo by Amy Hansen)