The people who make and sell weapons absolutely do want war. Nations at war need to keep replenishing their stockpiles whereas nations at peace burn through much less. You can use a tank many times in drills but when it’s blown up for real, you aren’t reusing it.
The dictators and autocrats also want war, but they have their own reason: war distracts people from issues at home. If they can’t have a real war, they manufacture an internal enemy instead. Sometimes they do both.
I said want, not provoke. Getting caught actively provoking war would instantly end a corporation in many jurisdictions. I have no proof of them doing that, but I also wouldn’t be surprised if some do. SAAB? Probably not. American ones at least can easily affect policy by financing politicians, particularly presidents.
The people who make and sell weapons absolutely do want war. Nations at war need to keep replenishing their stockpiles whereas nations at peace burn through much less. You can use a tank many times in drills but when it’s blown up for real, you aren’t reusing it.
The dictators and autocrats also want war, but they have their own reason: war distracts people from issues at home. If they can’t have a real war, they manufacture an internal enemy instead. Sometimes they do both.
So swedish SAAB is actively trying to provoke wars around the world?
What about BAE systems?
Yeah not really. Or show me proofs of the the reverse.
Or is it the old USA bad + conspiracy theories?
I said want, not provoke. Getting caught actively provoking war would instantly end a corporation in many jurisdictions. I have no proof of them doing that, but I also wouldn’t be surprised if some do. SAAB? Probably not. American ones at least can easily affect policy by financing politicians, particularly presidents.