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Commentary: $3.7 Billion: Estimated Cost of Epic Fury’s First 100 Hours

March 5, 2026

Mark Cancian and Chris Park

CSIS

https://www.csis.org/analysis/37-billion-estimated-cost-epic-furys-first-100-hours

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