Bloomberg's Defense Monitor: Railguns and the Future Battlefield

Welcome to the inaugural edition of Bloomberg’s Defense Monitor, a weekly rundown on the companies, geopolitics and finances of the future battlefield. Sign up now if you’re not already on the list. Busy times in the world of defense, with US companies getting direct investment from the government or direct criticism from the president. In Iran, days of tumultuous protests have led to on again-off again threats of airstrikes. Venezuela is still reeling from the US capture of its president, his wife and apparently the country’s oil.