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6 events across 6 weeks
0
Damage
4
Hype
2
Noise
7.9
Avg Dmg
17.9
Avg Hype
WEEK 75
May 31 – Jun 6
HYPE
2026-05-31
US Military and NATO Policy Shifts
Policy Change
international · moderate
Damage
10.9
Hype
29.5
WEEK 62
Mar 1 – 7
HYPE
2026-03-01
NOISE: OpenAI CEO Commentary on Pentagon Deal
federal · narrow
Damage
—
Hype
2.8
WEEK 59
Feb 8 – 14
HYPE
2026-02-07
Pentagon Ends Relationship with Harvard University
Resource Reallocation
federal · moderate
Damage
14.0
Hype
25.5
WEEK 51
Dec 14 – 20
HYPE
2025-12-19
US Official Defends Trump Nuclear Test Comments
Information Operation
federal · broad
Damage
5.3
Hype
32.4
WEEK 17
Apr 20 – 26
NOISE
2025-04-26
White House Announces New Senior Pentagon Staff as Part of Restructuring
Personnel Capture
federal · narrow
Damage
17.1
Hype
15.8
WEEK 5
Jan 26 – Feb 1
NOISE
2025-02-01
Secretary of Defense Hegseth Calls South Korean Defense Minister
Damage
0.0
Hype
1.6