Selling weapons ‘like vacuum cleaners’: Photographer’s look at the bizarre world of global arms fairs

The United States military possesses a series of formidable weapons, which demonstrate its technological superiority and global reach. One example is the world’s only Ford-cl.....»»

A survey done in 2018 showed that there are over one billion small arms distributed throughout the world. The US accounts for about 46% of these guns. About 13% of the guns are held by armed forces, while the other guns are privately .....»»

The US is locked in a global arms race with China and Russia to build the most advanced hypersonic missile, which is virtually unstoppable. Military vehicles carry DF-17 missiles, a weapon armed with a.....»»

Everyone knows the world today is just plain crazy. People are going to stores with facial masks and gloves. Toilet paper, paper towels, and cleaning solutions are almost nonexistent, and if you can find a store selling any, then you are indeed the c.....»»

"It's Selling Like Toilet Paper": If You Haven't Bought Physical Gold Yet, It's Probably Too Late Over the past decade, one of the most fascinating observations in the world of precious metals has been the bizarre decoup.....»»

Global equity markets came under heavy selling pressure on massive volume this week as the world continues to grapple with the coronavirus. S&P 500 futures are off about 9.6% f.....»»

Stock markets around the world are selling off on Monday morning as coronavirus cases spike in Italy, South Korea and the Middle East......»»

Evan Vucci/AP President Donald Trump has touted the arms deals he's cut with countries in the Middle East. But he's hardly the first president to sho.....»»

Reuters/U.S. Air Force/Staff Sgt. Darin Moulton/Handout These companies are in the business of making weapons. Not just pistols and rifles, but also tanks, jets, and rockets. As wars continue and more p.....»»

AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein, Pool Elon Musk, the CEO of Tesla and SpaceX, has an interesting way of looking at both the world and the universe. In August, he repeated his belief that humans should drop thermonuclear weapons on Mars to warm the pla.....»»

Since World War II, human behavior has manifested in a classic example of a human paradox. One side of this puzzle is that we possess the intellectual and technical ability to create nuclear weapons capable of global human annihilation. The othe.....»»

China's offshore yuan hit a record low on Tuesday, fuelling fresh selling in global financial markets, after the United States branded Beijing a "currency manipulator" in a rapidly escalating trade war between the world's two biggest economies......»»

Associated Press President Donald Trump vetoed measures blocking his administration from selling billions of dollars in weapons and maintenance support to Saudi Arabia. The .....»»

Amid the global war on cash, the rise of cryptocurrencies, and tightening central banks, the world's biggest money-printer is turning its attention elsewhere to stay .....»»

Some countries have comprehensive weapons industries and are capable of maintaining their militaries with enough supply left over to export various arms to allies and clients around the world. These........»»

Military equipment and services imports increased sharply in some regions of the world. For some nations dialing up arms purchases, the surge is related to modernization efforts, or at offsetting........»»

Back in January we reported that president Trump was planning the roll out of a new US weapons sales policy, which could result in a massive uptick in arms proliferation and conflict escalation around the world. What Reuters describ.....»»

It’s a cornerstone of the global economy, producing and selling 10 million barrels of oil every day. .....»»

It’s a cornerstone of the global economy, producing and selling 10 million barrels of oil every day. .....»»

It’s a cornerstone of the global economy, producing and selling 10 million barrels of oil every day. .....»»