Trump Floats Tomahawks for Ukraine, Forgetting Who Pays Lockheed Martin
Former President Donald Trump suggests sending Tomahawk missiles to Ukraine if Russia doesn't end the war, as reported by The Independent. This saber-rattling plays conveniently into the hands of military-industrial complex titans like Lockheed Martin, the primary manufacturer of Tomahawk cruise missiles. While Trump and Medvedev exchange rhetorical blows, Lockheed Martin's stock, for instance,
has risen over 25% since February 2022, demonstrating a remarkable resilience to geopolitical instability, even thriving on it. One might wonder if the endless cycle of threats and counter-threats serves any purpose beyond enriching those who build the weapons. The irony, of course, is that a substantial portion of these 'aid' packages funnel taxpayer dollars directly back to U.S.-based defense
contractors. It appears that for every Tomahawk threatened, another CEO smiles all the way to the bank, irrespective of which nation's flag flies on the missile.