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<blockquote data-quote="newfie" data-source="post: 6098905" data-attributes="member: 58700">The $150 billion increase from $850 billion to $1 trillion would likely fund:<ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">Border Security: Hegseth prioritizes military operations at the U.S.-Mexico border. Current troop deployments cost about $2 billion annually, but expanded efforts (e.g., infrastructure, tech) could take $10-15 billion of the increase.</li>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">Indo-Pacific Focus: Enhanced U.S. Indo-Pacific Command funding for submarines and drones, key to countering China, might account for $20-30 billion.</li>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">Missile Defense: An “Iron Dome for America” could cost $50-100 billion annually if fully pursued, potentially absorbing most of the increase.</li>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">Nuclear Modernization and Drones: Additional investments in nuclear weapons and autonomous systems could claim $20-30 billion.</li>
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[QUOTE="newfie, post: 6098905, member: 58700"] The $150 billion increase from $850 billion to $1 trillion would likely fund: [LIST] [*][B]Border Security[/B]: Hegseth prioritizes military operations at the U.S.-Mexico border. Current troop deployments cost about $2 billion annually, but expanded efforts (e.g., infrastructure, tech) could take $10-15 billion of the increase. [*][B]Indo-Pacific Focus[/B]: Enhanced U.S. Indo-Pacific Command funding for submarines and drones, key to countering China, might account for $20-30 billion. [*][B]Missile Defense[/B]: An “Iron Dome for America” could cost $50-100 billion annually if fully pursued, potentially absorbing most of the increase. [*][B]Nuclear Modernization and Drones[/B]: Additional investments in nuclear weapons and autonomous systems could claim $20-30 billion. [/LIST] [/QUOTE]

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