Arkansas Arms Summit Faces Protest | College Basketball News

Activists stormed the gates of Thaden Field in Bentonville, rallying against the Mid-America Aerospace and Defense Summit — a gathering of major arms makers like Lockheed Martin and Raytheon — as protesters chanted “Stop funding genocide!” and highlighted how taxpayer money fuels weapons deployed in Gaza and Iran. With irony thick in the air, locals questioned why Arkansas’ artsy heart hosted a defense summit, while veterans and students voiced moral outrage over corporate profits, opaque deals, and campus recruitment tactics that normalize war-making. Listen in comfort:Get a discount on a Soli Pillow: http://solipillow.com/discount/dnn. Advertise on DNN:[email protected] This is an automated, high-level news summary based on public reporting.Report issues to [email protected]. View sources & latest updates:https://sources.thednn.ai/f5294a3f2d21a199