Hegseth says US slashed 20pc of its military leadership cadre

• Describes cuts as ‘accountability’, while critics call them a purge • Musk set to co-lead Pentagon Project Meridian, a study on future of warfare WASHINGTON: Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth announced on Wednesday that the United States has slashed the number of its generals and admirals by 20 per cent, in a move he said is aimed at “accountability”. Hegseth suggested the cuts targeted officers who failed to get on board with his efforts to ensure the military is focused on war-fighting rather than the “woke” policies of previous administrations, describing the reductions as an…