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Held Together with Wire: Inside Romania’s Neglected Arms Industry
Bianca Albu10/22/2026
Romania's state arms industry is supposed to help defend NATO's eastern flank. Instead, politically connected and corrupt managers, wasted funds, and poor security have left several of its factories barely functioning.
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