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US spending on first week of Iran war raises stark questions about priorities
$11.3bn more than enough to fund EPA or National Cancer Institute, where administration sought to slash budgets Sign up for the Breaking News US email to get newsletter alerts in your inbox The US spent $11.3bn on just the first week of its military assault on Iran. This huge expenditure dwarves the annual budgets of many of the public health and scientific agencies the Trump administration has sought to cut, raising stark questions about the country’s priorities. In the six days that follo...
18 Mar, 12:00 — 18 Mar, 12:00
