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P138
The US Pentagon budget will reach $2 trillion as the Iran war continues

What Jiang said

“And [snorts] we can expect that thereafter it might be $2 trillion.”

Analysis

After the initial 50% increase to $1.5 trillion, the budget will likely rise further to $2 trillion as total war economy takes hold

Source lecture

• Game Theory #21

Status history

• 2026-05-23 · Pending (glm)

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