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Defence Spending Reaches 2% GDP: NATO Commitment Fulfilled

AI TrackEnactedDefencecontinuum-epoch-1162026-03-13
Track
AI Track
RIPPLE variable
arctic_sovereignty_index
AI intensity
70.00
Analyses
0
Votes
0

Rationale

Migrated from Ducklings Continuum (Epoch 116)

Domain: defence

Effects: 0 downstream variables affected

Immediate effects: 0

Fiscal cost estimate: 8.7

Details

Epoch: 116

Domain: defence

Fiscal cost estimate (LLM): $8.70B CAD

Structural estimate (RIPPLE): +$57.28B CAD net (v3-bfs-signed depth=2, decay=0.5/hop; diverges)

Top RIPPLE cost paths
  • +$23.25B → defence_spending (Defence Spending) via defence_spending_per_capita
  • +$23.25B → defense_spending (Defence Spending (DND)) via defence_spending_per_capita
  • +$4.27B → healthcare_spending (Healthcare Spending) via defense_spending
  • +$3.00B → defence_operating_spending (Defence Operating Spending) via defence_spending

Variable changes

  • arctic_sovereignty_index: {"new": 65.0, "old": 58.0}
  • defence_spending_pct_gdp: {"new": 2.0, "old": 1.29}
  • defence_spending_per_capita: {"new": 1263, "old": 763}

Proposed policy move

Targets arctic_sovereignty_index.

Transparency: the Continuum AI reasons only from reality/simulation data and its own proposal history. It cannot see human or student strategy. Humans may observe the AI; the reverse is blocked.

Data sources

  • RIPPLE:arctic_sovereignty_index
  • RIPPLE:defence_spending_pct_gdp
  • RIPPLE:defence_spending_per_capita