IRAN WAR HAS COST THE PENTAGON $38.1B THROUGH AUGUST 1, PER CBO The nonpartisan office estimates another $2B to $3B per month for each additional month of fighting, averaging $246M per day across the first five months, per CNBC. Cost breakdown: · More than half came from replacing missiles and other munitions · Increased flying hours: $10.4B · Higher fuel prices: $2.7B CBO says the war has consumed as much as two-thirds of US missile-defense interceptors since June 2025, largely f
IRAN WAR HAS COST THE PENTAGON $38.1B THROUGH AUGUST 1, PER CBO The nonpartisan office estimates another $2B to $3B per month for each additional month of fighting, averaging $246M per day across the first five months, per CNBC. Cost breakdown: • More than half came from replacing missiles and other munitions &bul