US Defense Secretary proposes changing Department of Defense name to Department of War

On March 22, U.S. Secretary of Defense Hegseth initiated a vote on the social platform X to discuss whether the U.S. Department of Defense should be changed back to its previous name: the Department of War. “A better name? I want to share it with you…You are welcome to express your views.” Hegseth wrote when sharing a poll on the new name of the Department of Defense. As of 21:00 on March 23, nearly 200,000 users had participated in the vote, of which 54.1% of voters supported the name of the Department of War. The poll also sparked debate among users. One netizen said, “Being a simple ‘Department of War’ – national defense will make us look weak – we must continue to attack.” Another said, “Department of War – please don’t do this. Our goal is to defend the United States, not to start a war.” Musk said: “War is more precise.”