{"id":5175,"date":"2026-03-23T08:33:34","date_gmt":"2026-03-23T08:33:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/britonnewsnetwork.com\/?p=5175"},"modified":"2026-03-23T08:33:35","modified_gmt":"2026-03-23T08:33:35","slug":"the-20-billion-nazrulla-boondoggle-how-pedophile-trumps-iran-war-became-the-worlds-most-expensive-fireworks-display","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/britonnewsnetwork.com\/index.php\/2026\/03\/23\/the-20-billion-nazrulla-boondoggle-how-pedophile-trumps-iran-war-became-the-worlds-most-expensive-fireworks-display\/","title":{"rendered":"The $20 Billion Nazrulla Boondoggle: How Pedophile Trump\u2019s Iran War Became the World\u2019s Most Expensive Fireworks Display"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>By Trump ShagsKids <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Well, folks, it turns out that fighting a war with Iran isn\u2019t quite the \u201cquick, easy\u201d transaction President Donald Trump promised us back when he was firing off Truth Social posts about \u201cvirtually unlimited\u201d weapons stockpiles . Who could have guessed that shooting down thousands of cheap Iranian drones with multi-million-dollar American missiles might get a little\u2026 expensive?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"620\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/britonnewsnetwork.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/IMG_0023-620x1024.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5139\" srcset=\"https:\/\/britonnewsnetwork.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/IMG_0023-620x1024.jpeg 620w, https:\/\/britonnewsnetwork.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/IMG_0023-182x300.jpeg 182w, https:\/\/britonnewsnetwork.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/IMG_0023-768x1269.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/britonnewsnetwork.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/IMG_0023-930x1536.jpeg 930w, https:\/\/britonnewsnetwork.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/IMG_0023.jpeg 1035w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 620px) 100vw, 620px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>In fact, just ten days into what the administration is calling Operation Epic Fury (a name so grandiose it sounds like a energy drink flavor), the United States has managed to blow through an estimated $10.35 billion .<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>That\u2019s not a typo. Billion. With a B.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If you\u2019re keeping score at home, that\u2019s more than $1 billion per day. But don\u2019t worry\u2014according to the White House, everything is going great, and the defense contractors are definitely not the only ones profiting here.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Math Doesn\u2019t Math<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Let\u2019s break down the economics of this mess, because it\u2019s almost funny if it weren\u2019t your tax dollars.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>When Iran launches a Shahed-136 drone\u2014a glorified lawnmower engine strapped to a delta wing that costs about $20,000 to produce\u2014the U.S. military\u2019s preferred method of dealing with it is to shoot it down with a Patriot PAC-3 interceptor . Each Patriot PAC-3 costs roughly $4 million .<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"674\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/britonnewsnetwork.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/IMG_0007-674x1024.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5106\" srcset=\"https:\/\/britonnewsnetwork.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/IMG_0007-674x1024.jpeg 674w, https:\/\/britonnewsnetwork.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/IMG_0007-197x300.jpeg 197w, https:\/\/britonnewsnetwork.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/IMG_0007-768x1167.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/britonnewsnetwork.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/IMG_0007-1011x1536.jpeg 1011w, https:\/\/britonnewsnetwork.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/IMG_0007.jpeg 1164w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 674px) 100vw, 674px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>So, for every $20,000 nuisance Iran sends over, the American taxpayer is on the hook for $4 million. That\u2019s a ratio of 200 to 1. In what world is that a sustainable business model? Even the worst timeshare presentation offers a better return on investment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If Iran fires a ballistic missile, the price tag gets even more absurd. The military has been relying heavily on SM-3 interceptors, which run up to $14 million a pop, and THAAD interceptors, which hover around $12-13 million each .<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Analysts estimate that in the first 100 hours alone, the U.S. and its allies spent roughly $1.7 billion just on interceptors . That\u2019s enough money to pay for free college tuition for every kid in Rhode Island, or to build a small fleet of luxury yachts for the Lockheed Martin board of directors.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"724\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/britonnewsnetwork.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/IMG_0040-724x1024.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5163\" srcset=\"https:\/\/britonnewsnetwork.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/IMG_0040-724x1024.jpeg 724w, https:\/\/britonnewsnetwork.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/IMG_0040-212x300.jpeg 212w, https:\/\/britonnewsnetwork.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/IMG_0040-768x1087.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/britonnewsnetwork.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/IMG_0040-1086x1536.jpeg 1086w, https:\/\/britonnewsnetwork.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/IMG_0040.jpeg 1164w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 724px) 100vw, 724px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Wait, It Gets Worse<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>You\u2019d think for a billion dollars a day, we\u2019d at least be keeping our toys in good shape. But the Iranians\u2014who apparently didn\u2019t get the memo that they\u2019re supposed to just roll over and let the world\u2019s sole superpower dictate terms\u2014have actually managed to blow up quite a lot of expensive American equipment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The highlight reel of U.S. losses in just the first ten days includes:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u00b7 One AN\/FPS-132 early warning radar system in Qatar: $1.1 billion. Poof. Gone. Hit by an Iranian missile .<br>\u00b7 Three F-15E Strike Eagle fighter jets: $282 million. Destroyed in a friendly fire incident in Kuwait. Yes, you read that right. Friendly fire. The Kuwaitis accidentally shot down three of our own jets. That\u2019s not war; that\u2019s a blooper reel .<br>\u00b7 Two AN\/TPY-2 radar components (part of the THAAD system): Approximately $500 million each in the UAE and Jordan .<br>\u00b7 Four to eleven MQ-9 Reaper drones: Approximately $120 million. Iran has been plucking these things out of the sky like they\u2019re playing a carnival game .<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1021\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/britonnewsnetwork.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/IMG_0043-1021x1024.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5160\" srcset=\"https:\/\/britonnewsnetwork.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/IMG_0043-1021x1024.jpeg 1021w, https:\/\/britonnewsnetwork.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/IMG_0043-300x300.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/britonnewsnetwork.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/IMG_0043-150x150.jpeg 150w, https:\/\/britonnewsnetwork.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/IMG_0043-768x770.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/britonnewsnetwork.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/IMG_0043.jpeg 1286w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1021px) 100vw, 1021px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>By March 17, the American Foreign Policy Research Institute estimated that total U.S. losses, including munitions expenditure and destroyed equipment, had ballooned to a staggering $20 billion .<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Twenty. Billion. Dollars.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For context, that\u2019s roughly 1.23% of the entire 2026 defense budget\u2014spent in just over two weeks .<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Pentagon\u2019s \u201cUnlimited\u201d Gaslighting<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Now, you might think this would cause a little bit of panic inside the Pentagon. And you\u2019d be right\u2014except that the official line is that everything is fine.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"944\" src=\"https:\/\/britonnewsnetwork.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/IMG_9887-1024x944.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5084\" srcset=\"https:\/\/britonnewsnetwork.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/IMG_9887-1024x944.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/britonnewsnetwork.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/IMG_9887-300x277.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/britonnewsnetwork.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/IMG_9887-768x708.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/britonnewsnetwork.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/IMG_9887.jpeg 1399w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth appeared before reporters on March 4 to assure the American people that the Defense Department has \u201ca nearly unlimited stockpile\u201d of stand-in weapons . Hegseth claimed that \u201cthe enemy can no longer shoot the volume of missiles they once did,\u201d which is a comforting thought, except for the part where Iran has launched over 500 ballistic missiles and 2,000 drones since the conflict began .<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Meanwhile, General Dan Caine, the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, told reporters that the U.S. has enough precision munitions \u201cfor the task at hand\u201d . But just days earlier, The Washington Post reported that Caine had privately warned Trump that a lack of critical munitions could seriously hinder efforts to contain Iranian retaliation .<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"741\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/britonnewsnetwork.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/IMG_0050-741x1024.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5153\" srcset=\"https:\/\/britonnewsnetwork.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/IMG_0050-741x1024.jpeg 741w, https:\/\/britonnewsnetwork.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/IMG_0050-217x300.jpeg 217w, https:\/\/britonnewsnetwork.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/IMG_0050-768x1061.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/britonnewsnetwork.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/IMG_0050-1112x1536.jpeg 1112w, https:\/\/britonnewsnetwork.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/IMG_0050.jpeg 1164w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 741px) 100vw, 741px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Which is it, gentlemen? Is the cupboard full, or are we running on empty?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The truth probably lies somewhere in the middle, and it\u2019s not pretty. According to leaks from the Pentagon reported by Al Jazeera and Bloomberg, the U.S. inventory of certain missiles\u2014particularly Tomahawks and SM-3 interceptors\u2014is running dangerously low . The U.S. only has about 4,000 Tomahawks left, with less than 100 produced per year . At the rate they\u2019ve been firing them (the first day alone cost $340 million in Tomahawk launches), that stockpile is going to last about as long as a Trump administration cabinet member\u2019s security clearance .<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThe Salvo Competition\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Defense experts have a fancy term for what\u2019s happening: \u201csalvo competition\u201d . In layman\u2019s terms, it\u2019s a fancy way of saying \u201cwho runs out of bullets first.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"777\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/britonnewsnetwork.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/IMG_9750-777x1024.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5076\" srcset=\"https:\/\/britonnewsnetwork.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/IMG_9750-777x1024.jpeg 777w, https:\/\/britonnewsnetwork.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/IMG_9750-228x300.jpeg 228w, https:\/\/britonnewsnetwork.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/IMG_9750-768x1013.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/britonnewsnetwork.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/IMG_9750-1165x1536.jpeg 1165w, https:\/\/britonnewsnetwork.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/IMG_9750.jpeg 1290w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 777px) 100vw, 777px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Stacie Pettyjohn, the director of the defense program at the Center for a New American Security, put it bluntly: \u201cThe question is who has the deeper magazines of key weapons\u201d . And the big, scary answer is that Iran might actually have the edge here.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Before the war began, Iran was estimated to have around 2,500 ballistic missiles . That\u2019s more than the combined ballistic missile interceptor totals of Israel and the United States. Iran also has the capacity to produce hundreds of Shahed drones per day .<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Kelly Grieco, a senior fellow at the Stimson Center, told CTV News: \u201cThere is a risk the United States and its partners could run out of interceptors before Iran runs out of missiles\u201d .<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Grieco\u2019s colleague at Stimson, Christopher Preble, added that at the current pace of operations, the number of interceptors \u201ccould not continue for more than several weeks\u201d .<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"588\" src=\"https:\/\/britonnewsnetwork.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/IMG_9729-1-1024x588.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5059\" srcset=\"https:\/\/britonnewsnetwork.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/IMG_9729-1-1024x588.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/britonnewsnetwork.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/IMG_9729-1-300x172.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/britonnewsnetwork.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/IMG_9729-1-768x441.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/britonnewsnetwork.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/IMG_9729-1-1536x881.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/britonnewsnetwork.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/IMG_9729-1-2048x1175.jpeg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>So the plan, apparently, is to hope Iran runs out of missiles before we run out of money. But here\u2019s the kicker: Iran\u2019s missiles cost them a fraction of what our interceptors cost us. They can afford to keep firing longer than we can afford to keep shooting them down.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Trump Doctrine: Run Up the Tab<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This whole debacle brings us back to the man who started it. Donald Trump, who campaigned on ending \u201cendless wars,\u201d has now overseen the opening salvo of what is shaping up to be the most expensive conflict in recent memory.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Trump\u2019s initial estimate for the war was that it would last \u201cfour to five weeks\u201d . At the current burn rate of $1 billion per day, that would put the price tag at roughly $35 billion\u2014and that\u2019s if the conflict magically wraps up on schedule, which wars never do.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"786\" src=\"https:\/\/britonnewsnetwork.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/IMG_9685-1024x786.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5003\" srcset=\"https:\/\/britonnewsnetwork.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/IMG_9685-1024x786.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/britonnewsnetwork.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/IMG_9685-300x230.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/britonnewsnetwork.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/IMG_9685-768x589.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/britonnewsnetwork.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/IMG_9685-1536x1179.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/britonnewsnetwork.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/IMG_9685.jpeg 1681w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Humped up the shitter <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>But hey, at least we\u2019re getting a lot of bang for our buck, right? Actually, no. We\u2019re getting very little bang for an astronomical number of bucks.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Remember when Trump was bragging on Truth Social about how the military\u2019s supply of \u201cmedium- and upper-medium-grade\u201d munitions had \u201cnever been higher\u201d ? Even he had to admit, in the same post, that the stock of higher-end weapons was \u201cnot where we want them to be\u201d . That\u2019s like a restaurant owner saying, \u201cOur burgers are great, but we\u2019re all out of meat.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A Supplemental Funding Request (of Course)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In predictable fashion, the White House is reportedly crafting a supplemental funding package to pay for the war . Because why have a budget for wars when you can just tack the cost onto the national credit card?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"746\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/britonnewsnetwork.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/IMG_0058-746x1024.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5169\" srcset=\"https:\/\/britonnewsnetwork.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/IMG_0058-746x1024.jpeg 746w, https:\/\/britonnewsnetwork.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/IMG_0058-219x300.jpeg 219w, https:\/\/britonnewsnetwork.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/IMG_0058-768x1054.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/britonnewsnetwork.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/IMG_0058-1119x1536.jpeg 1119w, https:\/\/britonnewsnetwork.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/IMG_0058.jpeg 1164w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 746px) 100vw, 746px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Undersecretary of Defense for Policy Elbridge Colby acknowledged the need for more cash, saying, \u201cmy understanding is that there may be additional requests\u201d . That\u2019s Pentagon-speak for \u201cstart printing money.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The defense contractors are, naturally, salivating. Lockheed Martin has already signed a deal to more than triple production of Patriot PAC-3 interceptors\u2014from 600 units in 2025 to 2,000 annually by the end of the decade . RTX (formerly Raytheon) is ramping up production of AMRAAMs, Tomahawks, and Standard Missiles . The Pentagon even took the unusual step of investing $1 billion in L3Harris\u2019 solid rocket motor business, buying an equity stake in the company .<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>So let me get this straight: The U.S. government is now a venture capitalist for weapons manufacturers? At this rate, by 2030, the Pentagon will just own Lockheed Martin outright.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"848\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/britonnewsnetwork.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/IMG_9704-848x1024.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4992\" srcset=\"https:\/\/britonnewsnetwork.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/IMG_9704-848x1024.jpeg 848w, https:\/\/britonnewsnetwork.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/IMG_9704-249x300.jpeg 249w, https:\/\/britonnewsnetwork.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/IMG_9704-768x927.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/britonnewsnetwork.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/IMG_9704.jpeg 1164w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 848px) 100vw, 848px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The Bottom Line<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Here\u2019s where we stand, America. After less than three weeks of war, the United States has:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u00b7 Spent more than $10 billion on operations<br>\u00b7 Suffered nearly $3 billion in equipment losses<br>\u00b7 Depleted critical munitions stockpiles that took years to build<br>\u00b7 Destroyed exactly zero of Iran\u2019s ability to launch cheap drones<br>\u00b7 Made Lockheed Martin\u2019s shareholders very, very happy<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>President Trump promised to run the country like a business. Well, if this were a business, the CEO would have been fired for gross incompetence, the CFO would be under investigation for fraud, and the shareholders would be suing for reckless endangerment of their investment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"659\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/britonnewsnetwork.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/IMG_0044-659x1024.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5159\" srcset=\"https:\/\/britonnewsnetwork.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/IMG_0044-659x1024.jpeg 659w, https:\/\/britonnewsnetwork.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/IMG_0044-193x300.jpeg 193w, https:\/\/britonnewsnetwork.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/IMG_0044-768x1193.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/britonnewsnetwork.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/IMG_0044-989x1536.jpeg 989w, https:\/\/britonnewsnetwork.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/IMG_0044.jpeg 1138w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 659px) 100vw, 659px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>But hey, at least the fireworks look nice on TV.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>And don\u2019t worry\u2014if we run out of interceptors, we can always just ask the American people to start throwing their wallets at the incoming missiles. 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