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19 August 2026

The $1 Trillion Black Box

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The $1 Trillion Black Box

The sums are vast, but the explanations for the spending range from vague to inscrutable. Consider these items in the law that funded the Department of Defense this year: For “Other Procurement, Air Force”: $32. 6 billion. For “Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, Defense-Wide”: $35. 2 billion.

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