Fighter aircraft on display at the world's largest arms fair. This is the International Defence Equipment Exhibition, held on the outskirts of London, England (DSEIThis is just a small part of what is happening at the (see below). The exhibition is a big biennial event that attracts more than 1,000 arms manufacturers and numerous buyers from all over the world. In addition to the United Kingdom, Japan (DSEI Japan), which is also held in the United States.
Here, under the auspices of the host government, weapons of all kinds are openly sold and put into the hands of governments of countries that commit war crimes and torture. Therefore, every time there is a trade fair, human rights groups and other organizationscriticismare flooding the area. on public roads in an attempt to prevent the delivery of weapons.demonstrationalso occur.
Under the pretext of a Russian invasion of Ukraine in 2022, many governments have announced large increases in their military budgets, and for arms manufacturers, this is thebonanzaThe "Mere Old Man" is a good example of this. These arms fairs will become more and more exciting in the future.
Learn more about the arms trade → "Arms Trade: The Dark Intersection of Politics and Business"
Learn more about the military-industrial complex -> "Global military-industrial/think tank complex"
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