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== Film ==
* ''[[Black Hawk Down]]'' features extensive sequences showing off that the entire city Mogadishu qualifies as an
* In the [[Pre Titles Sequence]] of ''[[Tomorrow Never Dies]]'', [[James Bond]] must infiltrate an Arms Fair to confirm its location and allow a Tomahawk missile to take it out. As the missile is launched, he discovers an L-39 Albatros with [[Mnogo Nukes|nuclear torpedoes]] on board...
* ''[[Lord of War]]'' has had several - all illegal. And with [[Good-Looking Privates|Russian-Military-themed women dancing on tanks]].
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* [http://www.vbs.tv/watch/the-vice-guide-to-travel/the-gun-markets-of-pakistan The Gun Markets of Pakistan] from ''Vice TV''
* After the collapse of the Soviet Union, just about anything military was up for sale from KGB badges to mothballed fighter planes.
* The Highland Games(a Scottish ethnic festival held in several places including Portland Or), in a surprising downplayed version. There are stands for collector's swords some of whom could actually be used in combat by someone who knows how.
* During the [[Soviet Invasion of Afghanistan]] the entire Pakistani side of the Afghan-Pakistan border was one big arms fair where weapons from Anyone With A Beef With Russia could be had by the guerrillas. It was also a [[War Room]] for [[The Alliance]], a hospital network, and anything else that had to do with giving a [[Take That]] to Russia.
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