US EditionPizza Deliveries Spike Near Pentagon Before Venezuela Strike
The Pentagon Pizza Index, tracking orders near military headquarters since the 1980s, has signaled major conflicts including recent escalations involving Iran and Israel.
- A nearby Domino's experienced a delivery spike just before closing, correlating with the CIA's order of 21 pizzas before the Iraqi invasion of Kuwait, as documented by the Pentagon Pizza Report.
- Pentagon workers and military leadership often order copious pizzas when hunkering down, and observers say this produces local delivery spikes that correlate with military tensions.
- Another documented example noted that the CIA ordered 21 pizzas on June 1, 2024, followed hours later by an escalation between Israel and Iran, as recorded by Pentagon Pizza Report.
- The practical takeaway for newsrooms is that journalists and analysts may treat pizza-order spikes as an informal early-warning signal, as Wolf Blitzer said, 'Bottom line for journalists', while observers note secretive government readiness can show through heavy local orders.
- Using Google Maps and X-account reporting, analysts track surges via Google Maps busier-than-usual indicators alongside Pentagon Pizza Report, noting spikes at Domino's and Papa John's.
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