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Taiwan. it's focused on military readinesses, supply chain issues and all of how it impacts on national security. here's defense secretary lloyd austin just moments ago giving the keynote luncheon address. >> our job is simple, we don't lose focus because of polls or politics. the u.s. military is here to fight and win our nation's wars. and we will always work to deter conflict whenever we can, but if we are forced to defend ourselves, we will win of. >> reporter: ronald ray ban's peace through strength -- ronald reagan's peace through strength message looms large over this bath -- gathering....

Security council -- let me say that again -- a member of the u.n. security council is waging war to deny democracy to more than 43 million people. russian attacks have left children dead, schools shattered and hospitals smash.. -- smashed. >> reporter: and, of course, there's a lot of talk about how to deer the china in taiwan. defense secretary austin also addressed the national security implications of the divisions here at home. >> i learned that the source of our strength isn't just our weapons, it's our democracy. and that democracy demands something of us all. it's time to ask ourselves ...

Arthel: it sounds like you're suggesting that president biden should speak to president zelenskyy and for president certificate hen sky to come up with some sort of a -- zelenskyy to come up with some sort of a compromise on a war that he didn't even start. >> it is true. no, zelenskyy did not start this war. putin did. putin is waging a brutal war. but unfortunately, what happened in the leadup to war, arthel, is that the united states has decreased its force posture in previous years. i personally briefed nato and several combatant commands in the runup to putin's invasion of crimea. we knew...

Pandemic. and, look, with rsv and flu going around, l. l.a. county officials are really trying to make sure that their hospitals are not overwhelmed with covid cases. look, eric, this case rise that you're seeing right now happened after thanksgiving and could be something that they're dealing with for quite a while considering christmas gatherings will take place in a few weeks and, of course, new year's, eric? eric: covid is still with us. charles watson in atlanta, thanks. arthel? arthel: we're going to stay california where the nation's top national security leaders are gathering at the ro...

Arkansas. arthel: so then why should president biden talk to him then? because that's going give him what he wants, which is to buy time. >> well, he needs to talk to him from the position of strength, but first he needs to speak with president zelenskyy and understand how we settle this war. because at this point we have 100,000 russians either killed or wounded but also, most importantly, the same number of ukrainians as the president of european commission just acknowledged. plus 40,000 civilians. finish and this, putin is not planning to enthis war. but the settlement needs to be achieved ...