Uploaded April 2026 | Updated September 2026, 6 days ago

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Chapters:
0:00 $1.3 million per day
1:30 What are stand-off munitions?
3:24 The cost of stand-off munitions during Operation Epic Fury
4:56 The differences between JASSM and Tomahawk missiles
6:13 The logistical limitation of Tomahawk missiles
7:48 Why defensive munitions are so expensive
8:39 This is why the SM-3 is so special (and expensive)
9:59 How much damage did the US suffer against Iran?
11:18 The human lives lost in Operation Epic Fury
12:47 Was Operation Epic Fury successful in Iran?

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Music:
Truce No More - Dream Cave
Mortal Blow - Dream Cave
Signal to Noise
For Those Who Fight - Dream Cave
Believe in Glory - Bonnie Grace
Spook - JH Coleman
Last Man Standing - Dream Cave
Dismantle - Peter Sandberg
End of an Era - Christoffer Moe Ditlevsen

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