In 2014, Who Needs a Standing Army and Why? Listen Download Embed Share Share this on Facebook (Opens in a new window) Share this on Twitter (Opens in a new window) Share this via Email US Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel speaks during a press briefing on the Pentagon's Fiscal Year 2014 budget at the Pentagon in Washington, DC, on April 10, 2013. ( SAUL LOEB/AFP / Getty ) Produced by Jillian Weinberger Produced by PRI and WNYC