Economic Defense Unit
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Also written as: EDU · the EDU
Involved in
- In 2026, Deputy Defense Secretary Steve Feinberg announced the formation of an Economic Defense Unit via a memo to senior Pentagon officials.
- Multiple individuals said the Economic Defense Unit was once considered as a possible home for the deep‑cover initiative, but increased scrutiny led to abandoning that idea.
- The Economic Defense Unit announced hundreds of millions of dollars in public investments in refineries and mining, including a $750 million deal to secure a major rare‑earth deposit in Brazil.
- In February 2026, Feinberg appointed George Kollitides to run the Economic Defense Unit.
Statements attributed to it
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Structural facts
- part of Pentagon
Origin: first recognised while reading Pentagon looks to build a deep-cover spy program to confront China · 2026-10-22 01:26