The Pentagon is redirecting $1.5 billion in funding that was meant to be spent on a nuclear intercontinental ballistic missile, reconnaissance plane, overseas war efforts, and other projects to build 80 miles of border wall along the U.S.-Mexico boundary, according to a new report.
Acting Defense Secretary Patrick Shanahan announced the diversion of funds Friday, but a Defense Department document recently obtained by the Washington Post shows the money is being pulled from several other projects.
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