..several countries that are normally not actively involved in armed conflicts are now in a position where they will need to restock bombs, ammunition and weapons following months of action in Libya and conflict elsewhere in the region, an executive at an international arms company told BBC News. Orders from these countries could top several hundred million - and perhaps even billions - of dollars, industry officials predict.
SPRING FEVER
Ah, Spring, the time of renewal
See the little bombs clustered around the fields
Hear the cheerful chatter of the automatic weapons
The happy whistling of the shrapnel
The excited shrieks announcing the arrival of a flight of shells
Yes, spring is the renewal of hope
For a bumper yield of orders to replace last year's crop
Spring. Happy days. Happy shareholders.
