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The arms trade is a secretive, corrupt and highly profitable area of business. Arms Dealers invariably have connections to intelligence agencies and operate with their protection, either covert or overt.
Contents
Arms exporting nations
Deep State involvement
Dealing in arms, like large scale drug trafficking, appears to be the exclusive preserve of deep state affiliates.
Examples
| Page name | Description |
|---|---|
| Bofors Affair | A collective name for two deals in which the Swedish arms manufacturer Bofors was involved in, including smuggling and bribes. |
| Weapons manufacturer | Companies that produce weapons of war. |
Related Quotation
| Page | Quote | Author | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| "National security" | “Human nature being what it is, the MICC comprises avaricious individuals who seek to gain private benefit at public cost. But the idea that all the players knowingly conspire to mastermind so intricate a system is difficult to prove, and unnecessary. Instead corruption among defence contractors, Representatives in Congress and the military brass is standard operating procedure camouflaged by an incestuous labyrinthine system and the primacy of 'national security'. Not only do the corrupt actors need to be held to account but, as importantly, the system needs to be untangled.<a href="#cite_note-10">[10]</a> To further understand this entanglement. I met Chuck Spinney, a life-long Pentagon insider who experienced this labyrinth on a daily basis for over two decades. He produced a vast body of work explaining how the Pentagon really operates. His efforts culminated in the wrath of all the participants in the MICC but saw him featured on the cover of Time magazine.” | Andrew Feinstein | 2011 |
Related Document
| Title | Type | Publication date | Author(s) | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Document:If War Is an Industry, How Can There Be Peace in a Capitalist World? | Wikispooks Page | Vijay Prashad |
Convicted of Arms trade
| Person | Born | Nationality | Summary | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paul Sjeklocha | 9 October 1937 | US | Spook Arms Dealer | Arms dealer in contact with Monique Garnier-Lançon |
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