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U.S. Top Arms Supplier To Poor Countries
By Cliff Montgomery - Oct. 5th, 2011
Led by American officials, arms-exporting wealthy governments are shipping massive amounts of traditional
weapons to poor countries, stated a recent study from the Congressional Research Service (CRS).
The American Spark will let its readers determine whether arms shipments to poorer nations strengthens
freedom and stability or destroys those things.
Below, the Spark quotes the summary from the CRS report:
“This report is prepared annually to provide Congress with official, unclassified, quantitative data on conventional
arms transfers to developing nations by the United States and foreign countries for the preceding eight calendar
years for use in its policy oversight functions.
“All agreement and delivery data in this report for the United States are government-to-government Foreign
Military Sales (FMS) transactions.
“Similar data are provided on worldwide conventional arms transfers by all suppliers, but the principal focus is the
level of arms transfers by major weapons suppliers to nations in the developing world.
“Developing nations continue to be the primary focus of foreign arms sales activity by weapons suppliers. During
the years 2003-2010, the value of arms transfer agreements with developing nations comprised 72.9% of all
such agreements worldwide.
“More recently, arms transfer agreements with developing nations constituted 78.9% of all such agreements
globally from 2007-2010, and 76.2% of these agreements in 2010.
“The value of all arms transfer agreements with developing nations in 2010 was over $30.7 billion. This was a
decline from $49.8 billion in 2009.
“[But] in 2010, the value of all arms deliveries to developing nations was nearly $21.9 billion, the highest total in
these deliveries values since 2006 (in constant 2010 dollars).
“Recently, from 2007 to 2010, the United States and Russia have dominated the arms market in the developing
world, with both nations either ranking first or second for each of these four years in the value of arms transfer
agreements.
“From 2007 to 2010, the United States made nearly $72 billion in such agreements, [or] 40.1% [all these
agreements expressed in constant 2010 dollars]. Russia made $37.1 billion, 20.7% of these agreements.
“During this same period, collectively, the United States and Russia made 60.8% of all arms transfer agreements
with developing nations, ($109.1 billion in constant 2010 dollars) during this four-year period.
“In 2010, the United States ranked first in arms transfer agreements with developing nations with over $14.9
billion or 48.6% of these agreements, a significant increase in market share from 2009, when the United States
held a 30.3% market share.
“In second place was Russia with $7.6 billion or 24.7% of such agreements.
“[Also] in 2010, the United States ranked first in the value of arms deliveries to developing nations at $8.6 billion,
or 39.2% of all such deliveries.
“Russia ranked second in these deliveries at $4.8 billion or 21.4%.
“In worldwide arms transfer agreements in 2010—to both developed and developing nations—the United States
dominated, ranking first with $21.3 billion in such agreements or 52.7% of all such agreements.
“Ranking second in worldwide arms transfer agreements in 2010 was Russia with $7.8 billion in such global
agreements or 19.3%.
“The value of all arms transfer agreements worldwide in 2010 was $40.4 billion. This was a substantial [38.1%]
decrease in arms agreements values over 2009...and the lowest worldwide arms agreements total since 2003.
“In 2010, India ranked first in the value of arms transfer agreements among all developing nations weapons
purchasers, concluding $5.8 billion in such agreements.
“Taiwan ranked second with $2.7 billion in such agreements.
“Saudi Arabia ranked third with $2.2 billion.”
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By Cliff Montgomery - Oct. 5th, 2011
Led by American officials, arms-exporting wealthy governments are shipping massive amounts of traditional
weapons to poor countries, stated a recent study from the Congressional Research Service (CRS).
The American Spark will let its readers determine whether arms shipments to poorer nations strengthens
freedom and stability or destroys those things.
Below, the Spark quotes the summary from the CRS report:
“This report is prepared annually to provide Congress with official, unclassified, quantitative data on conventional
arms transfers to developing nations by the United States and foreign countries for the preceding eight calendar
years for use in its policy oversight functions.
“All agreement and delivery data in this report for the United States are government-to-government Foreign
Military Sales (FMS) transactions.
“Similar data are provided on worldwide conventional arms transfers by all suppliers, but the principal focus is the
level of arms transfers by major weapons suppliers to nations in the developing world.
“Developing nations continue to be the primary focus of foreign arms sales activity by weapons suppliers. During
the years 2003-2010, the value of arms transfer agreements with developing nations comprised 72.9% of all
such agreements worldwide.
“More recently, arms transfer agreements with developing nations constituted 78.9% of all such agreements
globally from 2007-2010, and 76.2% of these agreements in 2010.
“The value of all arms transfer agreements with developing nations in 2010 was over $30.7 billion. This was a
decline from $49.8 billion in 2009.
“[But] in 2010, the value of all arms deliveries to developing nations was nearly $21.9 billion, the highest total in
these deliveries values since 2006 (in constant 2010 dollars).
“Recently, from 2007 to 2010, the United States and Russia have dominated the arms market in the developing
world, with both nations either ranking first or second for each of these four years in the value of arms transfer
agreements.
“From 2007 to 2010, the United States made nearly $72 billion in such agreements, [or] 40.1% [all these
agreements expressed in constant 2010 dollars]. Russia made $37.1 billion, 20.7% of these agreements.
“During this same period, collectively, the United States and Russia made 60.8% of all arms transfer agreements
with developing nations, ($109.1 billion in constant 2010 dollars) during this four-year period.
“In 2010, the United States ranked first in arms transfer agreements with developing nations with over $14.9
billion or 48.6% of these agreements, a significant increase in market share from 2009, when the United States
held a 30.3% market share.
“In second place was Russia with $7.6 billion or 24.7% of such agreements.
“[Also] in 2010, the United States ranked first in the value of arms deliveries to developing nations at $8.6 billion,
or 39.2% of all such deliveries.
“Russia ranked second in these deliveries at $4.8 billion or 21.4%.
“In worldwide arms transfer agreements in 2010—to both developed and developing nations—the United States
dominated, ranking first with $21.3 billion in such agreements or 52.7% of all such agreements.
“Ranking second in worldwide arms transfer agreements in 2010 was Russia with $7.8 billion in such global
agreements or 19.3%.
“The value of all arms transfer agreements worldwide in 2010 was $40.4 billion. This was a substantial [38.1%]
decrease in arms agreements values over 2009...and the lowest worldwide arms agreements total since 2003.
“In 2010, India ranked first in the value of arms transfer agreements among all developing nations weapons
purchasers, concluding $5.8 billion in such agreements.
“Taiwan ranked second with $2.7 billion in such agreements.
“Saudi Arabia ranked third with $2.2 billion.”
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