Defense expo

... showed off... and drew in passers by with a video showing soldiers shooting targets to action movie music.

..., a company, had bullets of different sizes arranged in lighted glass cases, like jewelry.

...,... maker, had more than a dozen pistols out for visitors to cock, aim and take selfies with, making it one of the most visited stalls.

The real thing always does better than models, he said. As another visitor smiled for a photo with the tank.

They don't need to buy just American high end equipment, they can buy from China, and it's good enough.

The weapons ranged in size and approach, but the marketing language focused on defense, as if none of weapons could be used to invade one s neighbor, break up families or create refugees. Nowhere did i see images of blood, injuries or death.

It's a very dangerous world and region, and there are things worth defending, and that requires some of this equipment.

But it can be a little bit disconcerting for those who have never been to defense exhibition to see them being traded like iPhones.

Weapons are an important factor in war, but not the decisive one. It's man and not materials that counts.