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BAFTA and Emmy Award-winning filmmakers John Pilger and David Munro peel back the layers of political grandstanding to reveal the staggering scale of the international arms trade. In this unflinching investigation, Pilger exposes a marketplace where democratic values, international laws, and simple morality are discarded in favor of immense corporate revenue and geopolitical leverage.
The film documents how "civilized" nations often act as the primary suppliers for brutal regimes, providing the very tools used to suppress democratic rights and fuel regional conflicts. From high-end trade fairs to secret government boardrooms, we observe a world where weapons are sold like household appliances, and the human cost is reduced to a footnote in a ledger. This documentary challenges the viewer to look past the "defense" rhetoric and see the arms trade for what it truly is: a global system built on greed, manipulation, and the commodification of human life.
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This film was first broadcast: 1994
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BAFTA and Emmy Award-winning filmmakers John Pilger and David Munro peel back the layers of political grandstanding to reveal the staggering scale of the international arms trade. In this unflinching investigation, Pilger exposes a marketplace where democratic values, international laws, and simple morality are discarded in favor of immense corporate revenue and geopolitical leverage.
The film documents how "civilized" nations often act as the primary suppliers for brutal regimes, providing the very tools used to suppress democratic rights and fuel regional conflicts. From high-end trade fairs to secret government boardrooms, we observe a world where weapons are sold like household appliances, and the human cost is reduced to a footnote in a ledger. This documentary challenges the viewer to look past the "defense" rhetoric and see the arms trade for what it truly is: a global system built on greed, manipulation, and the commodification of human life.
Subscribe to True Lives: bit.ly/3dBMxvl
This film was first broadcast: 1994
Check us out on Facebook: facebook.com/OurStoriesChannel
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Up Close - youtube.com/@UpCloseITVS
Our History - bit.ly/3rUpdhL
Our World - bit.ly/3ftuckM
Our Stories - bit.ly/3ynfFyk
Taste - bit.ly/3OZoDcV
Blueprint - bit.ly/3ZK5UdD
True Lives brings you fascinating stories of social interest from around the world. You can discover award winning documentaries, films and groundbreaking reports that capture the complexities of our daily life, with stories that will entertain, inspire and inform.
Content distributed by ITV Studios.
#ArmsTrade #JohnPilger #Documentary #InvestigativeJournalism #Geopolitics #MilitaryIndustrialComplex #HumanRights #GlobalPolitics #WarMachine #SecretDeals
