Why does Igor Beuker forecast $12 trillion in military spending by 2040?

Because the generals already did the math. NATO's new target is 5% of GDP. The Pentagon's 2027 request is $1.5 trillion, the largest in history. And AI turns rearmament exponential: the same curve that builds humanoids and cures disease builds the most capable weapons in history.

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