Tensions are boiling with Russia.
“Russia said on Sunday that the United States was responsible for a Ukrainian attack on the Russian-annexed Crimean-peninsula with five U.S.-supplied missiles that killed four people, including two children, and injured 151 more,” reported Reuters.
Now, according to Russia, the U.S. should brace for retaliation.
In fact, as noted by Daily Mail, “Russia also declared in comments to ambassador Lynne Tracy the attack would 'not go unpunished. Retaliatory measures will definitely follow.'”
On top of that, there are growing fears China could invade Taiwan, which would draw in the U.S.
After all, the U.S. is “bound by law to provide Taiwan with defense means, a requirement that reportedly frustrates Beijing. The law is a result of the Taiwan Relations Pact, which establishes the framework for the relationship between the U.S. and Taiwan,” says Newsweek.com.
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All of which would require massive boosts to U.S. defense spending, which would impact related stocks, like Northrop Grumman and Lockheed Martin, and related ETFs such as: The SPDR S&P Aerospace & Defense ETF seeks to provide investment results that, before fees and expenses, correspond generally to the total return performance of the S&P Aerospace & Defense Select Industry Index. |
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ETF: iShares U.S. Aerospace & Defense ETF (SYM: ITA) The iShares US Aerospace & Defense ETF invests in stocks in the domestic aerospace and defense sector. These stocks can include companies that manufacture both commercial and military aircraft as well as other types of defense-related equipment. |
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ETF: Power Shares Aerospace & Defense ETF (SYM: PPA) The Invesco Aerospace & Defense ETF tracks a market-cap-weighted index of US-listed stocks involved in the defense, military, homeland security and space industries. |
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