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Is this the start of a Pacific arms race?
The Iraq war has been big business for US military contractors (AKA mercenaries).
Iraq is looking to equip itself with western military arms to fill the looming power vacuum that will be left as the US-led coalition withdraws over the next three years.
Army manoeuvres
Spanish shipbuilders have seen out the storms and now, thanks to booming global demand, their order books are full.
Parade of military might.