Exclusive footage from inside an Israeli global defence tech conference reveals how war is being openly sold as a growth industry.
Weapons executives and financiers discuss Gaza as a testing ground, the normalisation of mass killing, and the profits flowing from conflict, including Australian government links.
This investigation follows the money behind the arms trade, from Gaza to Iran to the next great power war, and asks who really benefits while civilians pay the price. #China #auspol
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00:00 Introduction, follow the money behind war
03:49 Weapons executive brags about tech tested in Gaza
05:52 Research chief says Iran will be made like Gaza
06:26 Elbit executive explains real time combat AI with IDF
08:02 Israel boasts offensive cyber warfare capabilities
09:35 DefenseTech Week panel on defence tech investment
10:01 Investors say war has “normalised” the market
12:37 US weapons financier on Pentagon spending priorities
14:07 Former US admiral praises Gaza as AI testing ground
16:28 Israeli Ministry of Defence promotes battlefield tested weapons
18:49 Venture capital and Australian links to Israeli defence tech
20:41 Closing remarks and call to support the journalism