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Opinion | Iran Is a $1.3-Million-a-Minute War
Let's ponder for a moment the vast sums that we're pouring into the war with Iran.
The Pentagon has requested $200 billion (more than $1,400 per American household) to fund the war, but even that understates the total cost.
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Is War Good For the Economy?
That question might seem coldhearted. But as fuel prices soar and shipping bottlenecks create shortages in the near term, the long view shows something more positive: military spending can create jobs, spark new technologies and spur investment.
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www.nytimes.com
Opinion | It's Trump's War. We're Stuck With the Bill.
Ms. Brannen is a senior fellow at the Reiss Center on Law and Security at New York University.
Nobody knows what the human or strategic costs of President Trump's war against Iran will be, but the hard dollar costs are mounting by the day.
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ca.finance.yahoo.com
Weapons buying under PM Carney an 'eyewatering increase' for Canada: Desjardins
From a satellite-maker to a company that helps underwater drones tell the difference between a rock and a naval mine, Canada's humble military supply sector is lighting up the stock market as investors eye billions in new government spending.
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www.cnbc.com
China to reportedly boost defense spending by 7%, slowest pace since 2021
BEIJING -- China plans to increase its defense spending by 7% this year, Reuters reported Thursday, citing official documents due for public release later in the day.
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www.forbes.com
How Trump's War With Iran Could Have Already Cost Over $1 Billion
And these costs don't factor in the daily cost of maintaining troops in the region, with The Washington Post reporting Monday approximately 50,000 troops are already involved in the military operation with more potentially on the way.
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Opinion | Trump Has Changed America. Next Up, the World.
Behind the high-profile speeches about shared values and strategic interests at the Munich Security Conference last weekend, a different, more profit-oriented set of conversations was taking place.
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dailycaller.com
Is Our Hockey-Loving, Liberal Neighbor Morphing Into A Chinese Communist Proxy?
In the latest sign that Canada's relationship with the United States has deteriorated beyond repair, the Canadian government has announced plans to funnel billions of military spending into domestic manufacturing, rather than sending that money to American defense companies.
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www.nbcnews.com
Think Europe can defend itself without U.S. help? 'Good luck,' says NATO chief
NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte insisted Monday that Europe is incapable of defending itself without U. S. military support and would have to more than double current military spending targets to be able to do so.
