Features in issue 2452

Iraq war emboldens Bush space plans

by Bruce Gagnon

Where will the future arms trade profits be found? And who will be making a killing (again)? Bruce Gagnon looks at the development of space-based weapons.

A growth industry

by Frida Berrigan

The outsourcing of military operations to private companies is a growth area of the defence industry. Frida Berrigan reports on the insidious profiteering.

DSEi: the tip of the subsidy iceberg

by Paul Ingram

Paul Ingram unravels the economic subsidies made in support of the British arms trade.