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4 events across 4 weeks
0
Damage
2
Distraction
2
Noise
9.1
Avg A
18.8
Avg B
WEEK 59
Feb 8 – 14
DIST
2026-02-07
Pentagon Ends Relationship with Harvard University
Resource Reallocation
federal · moderate
A
14.0
B
25.5
WEEK 51
Dec 14 – 20
DIST
2025-12-19
US Official Defends Trump Nuclear Test Comments
Information Operation
federal · broad
A
5.3
B
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
A
17.1
B
15.8
WEEK 5
Jan 26 – Feb 1
NOISE
2025-02-01
Secretary of Defense Hegseth Calls South Korean Defense Minister
A
0.0
B
1.6