War Profits, Vintage Edition
Belgrade finally digs up a 470kg WWII bomb. The arms industry rushes in to make sure the next one is bigger, newer, and perfectly monetized.
Panel 1 (Foreground): Serbian army engineers in Belgrade, sweating as they carefully hoist a rusted 470kg WWII bomb labeled “UNFINISHED BUSINESS” onto a truck. Panel 2 (Background, looming over the city): A glossy expo-style trade booth shaped like a missile, emblazoned with logos of modern arms giants and a big banner: “NEXT-GEN ORDNANCE SOLUTIONS – NEVER RUN OUT OF HISTORY.” Inside, smiling defense lobbyists in suits hand out brochures titled “CONFLICT PIPELINE” to EU and NATO bureaucrats, who are eagerly stamping papers marked “APPROVED EXPORT LICENSES.” Panel 3 (Tiny detail in the corner): A local Belgrade resident watching from a balcony holds an old black-and-white photo of wartime ruins in one hand and a current smartphone news alert in the other: “470kg WWII BOMB REMOVED — DEFENSE STOCKS UP 1.4% ON ‘GEOPOLITICAL RISK’.”
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470kg WWII bomb removed in Belgrade
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