特別國防預算以新臺幣780十億元通過，遠低於所提數額

發生了什麼

經過數月僵局後，臺灣立法院通過一項新臺幣780十億元的多年期國防特別預算 — 遠高於在野黨最初提出的新臺幣380十億元對案，但比行政部門為資助對美採購、國內產業及整合防空計畫所尋求的新臺幣1.25兆元低約38%。

This is what deterrence looks like when it runs through a democracy: contested, reduced and slow. The outcome is neither the collapse some reporting implied nor the commitment the executive sought, and the more informative indicator from here is execution — what is actually contracted and spent — rather than the headline figure.

信心：高