The global landscape is best understood by the capital markets.
When the MAZ-7917 ultra-heavy off-road truck carrying the SS-25 intercontinental missile slowly came into view, Wall Street's silence felt like the dead of night, while North America's stock market surged in fervor.
And the very next morning, as dawn broke.
The Mexico Ministry of Defense announced plans to expand its military, increasing its armed forces to 350,000 personnel!
"To address the increasingly dangerous regional situation and the out-of-control criminal groups, the Mexico Ministry of Defense will expand the army and prepare weapons. Drug cartels are sternly warned to lay down their arms and surrender, or we will not rule out the possibility of launching intercontinental missiles at them!"
"We also solemnly warn internal and external forces not to meddle in Mexico's anti-drug affairs. Any act of sponsorship that we discover will be deemed hostile, and Mexico will fight to the end!"
