Pizza Orders Surge Near Ministry Of Defence At Military Cops, What Happened?
Sep 05, 2025
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Citing an analysis of China's state-run CCTV-affiliated social media account Yu Yuan Tantian, foreign media First Post reported that Domino's Pizza's customer traffic more than quadrupled from normal at around 9 p.m. on the 3rd (Eastern U.S.). In addition, stores in other regions were found to be quiet, while stores near the Ministry of National Defense were crowded with waiting times of up to 15 minutes.
This time was when the military parade marking the 80th anniversary of China's Victory Day began. As a result, it is speculated that U.S. Defense Department employees may have watched the event while eating pizza for a late night snack.
As a result, the hypothesis 'Pentagon Pizza Index' is drawing attention online again.
The Pentagon Pizza Index claims that pizza orders around the Pentagon of the U.S. Department of Defense building will increase when the U.S. intervenes in international affairs or international disputes are imminent.
In an urgent situation, 30,000 defense ministry employees in the Pentagon will work overtime and have meetings until late in the evening, and in this case, employees will order pizza for a late night snack.
Various responses poured out on social media. One user commented "Order volume at the only pizza restaurant open after midnight near Pentagon jumped 303% on the day"He said, and another user expressed curiosity, "What is going on now?"
Prior to this, there have been several cases in which the Pentagon Pizza Index received attention.
Pizza orders also flocked from the 27th to the 28th of last month, and this was the time when President Trump's health abnormalities were raised.
Pizza delivery was also reported to have surged even before Israel launched an airstrike on Iran in June, and a huge amount of pizza was reportedly ordered during the U.S. attack on Iraq triggered by the September 11, 2001.
In this regard, the U.S. Department of Defense denies the hypothesis, saying "What has been right so far is a simple coincidence."
This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
