These are interesting stories. I find mass publicity of war tech interesting. This one has been a long time coming as noted by all the "this is old news" respon

These are interesting stories. I find mass publicity of war tech interesting. This one has been a long time coming as noted by all the "this is old news" responses. Who are the intended audiences? What is the intended effect? Warnings to the competition? Psychological effect on economy-draining military efforts in places like N.Korea and Iran? PR/Sales efforts to the military funding and recruitment apparatus?