WAR. What is it good for? Thousands, if not hundreds of thousands of people are killed, entire nations and regions are devastated with the after-effects rippling for decades, if not centuries, seeding hate and rage that in turn sparks more wars down the line. But that doesn’t mean that war is all bad: depending on how you’re placed and how you play your cards, war can result not in generational trauma, but generational wealth because war can be great for business; all you really have to do is sacrifice whatever remains of your tattered conscience at the altar of accumulation.

So, let’s take a look at who stands to gain in the current US-Israeli war of aggression on Iran. Obviously, we have to start with the arms manufacturers who are seeing some handsome gains and are creating what they like to call ‘value’ for their shareholders. Northrop Grumman, which manufactures stealth bombers and, critically, the missile defence interceptors that are in such demand these days, saw its shares jump six per cent. RTX saw a 5pc gain on the back of their missile and artillery shells business and General Dynamics, known for manufacturing the M1 Abrams tank, Hydra-70 air-to-surface rockets and Gatling gun systems for F-16s, is also raking in the........

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