Excellent article - very intriguing. So few realize the massive role arms really plays in world economics. Money with which so much else could be done. Influence that could be so different in nature.

Thanks for writing this post - I found it very interesting to read the concept from your perspective.

I live in the Caribbean and am trying to launch myself as a jewelry artist and training and development consultant on the Internet. This has become an area I consider nearly every day - how important good internet access is to Caribbean people like myself.

Our islands can hardly sustain many of us producing goods and services even in good tourism seasons, so being able to reach out in cyber-space I believe, will be fundamentally important to anyone wanting to have a sustainable flow of income.