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weapon,” Milley added.</p> <p>Milley’s comments echo those that U.S. Undersecretary of Defense for Policy Colin Kahl made last month. Kahl told lawmakers it would take Iran “about 12 days” to make enough fuel for a nuclear weapon should it decide to do so.</p> <p>The estimate is a drastic change from 2018 when the Trump administration pulled out of the Iran nuclear deal. At that time, it was estimated that Iran would need about a year to produce the weapons-grade fuel needed for one nuclear bomb.</p> <p>The news comes as both Milley and the head of U.S. Central Command, which oversees U.S. military operations in the Middle East, warned lawmakers in separate hearings Thursday that Iran continues to destabilize the Middle East through its support of terrorist groups and proxy forces.</p> <p>Since January 2021, Iranian proxies have attacked U.S. troops in Iraq and Syria 78 times using drones and rockets, according to CENTCOM Commander General Erik Kurilla.</p><div class="wsw__embed"> <figure class="media-image js-media-expand"> <div class="img-wrap"> <div class="thumb"> <img alt="U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin testifies before a U.S. House Appropriations defense subcommittee hearing on President Joe Biden's proposed budget request for the Department of Defense, in Washington, March 23, 2023." src="https://web.archive.org/web/20240501174027im_/https://gdb.voanews.com/01000000-0a00-0242-d5f5-08db2bf00e87_cx0_cy4_cw100_w250_r1_s.jpg"/> </div> <span class="ico ico-fullscreen ico--media-expand ico--rounded"/> </div> <figcaption> <span class="caption">U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin testifies before a U.S. House Appropriations defense subcommittee hearing on President Joe Biden's proposed budget request for the Department of Defense, in Washington, March 23, 2023.</span> </figcaption> </figure> </div> <p><strong>China competition driving defense budget</strong></p> <p>Meanwhile, the looming threat of China in the Pacific is the focus of this year’s proposed defense budget, Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin told lawmakers Thursday.</p> <p>“This is a strategy-driven budget and one driven by the seriousness of our strategic competition with the People's Republic of China,” Austin said, adding that the proposed budget includes a record $9.1 billion to build a stronger force presence in the Pacific, improve defenses of Guam and Hawaii, and allow more cooperation with Pacific allies and partners.</p> <p>The so-called Pacific Deterrence Initiative includes procuring two Virginia-class fast-attack submarines and one of the new Columbia-class submarines set to replace the soon-to-be-decommissioned Ohio-class submarines.</p> <p>Milley said Thursday that the U.S. submarine force “is incredibly capable, and very deadly and extremely lethal” and would make a “huge difference” in deterring any kind of aggression by China.</p> <p>But while China is adding about 20 ships a year to its military fleet, the U.S. budget proposes decommissioning 11 ships while building nine.</p> <p>The U.S. military has honed its focus on China as the Chinese military has continued its aggressive behavior in the South China Sea and its aggressive rhetoric toward the democratic island of Taiwan, vowing to take control of it by force if necessary.</p> <p>In response, the U.S. has increased the number of military trainers in Taiwan, deploying more than 100 troops to the island, up from roughly 30 one year ago, according to officials. The force deployed is meant to provide Taipei with defensive capabilities without provoking Beijing.</p> <p>When asked whether a National Guard State Partnership Program for Taiwan would be advisable, practical and possible, Austin replied, "I think it is."</p> <p>More than 100 ally and partner nations across the globe have benefited from the State Partnership Program, a Defense Department initiative that will celebrate its 30th anniversary this year. 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