# Retired US general: Pentagon must field autonomous weapons ‘at the speed of war’

https://mins.news/en/video/81110

- Al Jazeera English, 2026-09-30 23:00 UTC
- Tech
- Original: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oJyqjN6balI

> US Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth says the Pentagon will cut its number of generals and admirals by 20 percent and has announced a new command focused on autonomous and robotic warfare. Retired General Mark Kimmitt, a former US assistant secretary for political-military affairs, calls the initiative a good idea.

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