United States Pentagon Pizza Index surges 1,250% on January 5, 2026, following Venezuela operation

Key facts

• The Pentagon Pizza Index also called the Pizza Meter is an open-source intelligence theory suggesting that late-night pizza orders near U.S. government buildings spike before major geopolitical events.
• On August 1, 1990, the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) ordered a record 21 pizzas in a single night. The next day, Iraq invaded Kuwait.
• The index has preceded multiple major events: October 1983 Unusual late-night orders U.S. invasion of Grenada, December 1989 Pentagon surge U.S. invasion of Panama, and January 1991 Spike before Desert Storm Coalition strikes Iraq.
• Recent events include: June 12, 2025 'Huge surge' at District Pizza Palace Operation Lion strikes Iran and January 2-3, 2026 700% surge operation captures Maduro in Venezuela.
• The Geopolitical Risk (GPR) Index currently sits around 158 and trending upward.