Meeting in Riyadh with Saudi Arabia's King Abdullah yesterday, Secretary of State Kerry said the US would defend Saudi Arabia in the event of external attack, and offered to share information on negotiations over Iran's nuclear program. In Poland today, Kerry promised the US would work with its friends to strike the right balance in its surveillance program. Defense Secretary Hagel said budgetary constraints and global security challenges mean the US military will shift to a "smaller, modern" force that is "globally active and engaged" from a larger, garrison force with older equipment.
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