Guess where the next world war will take place. The American Military Empire polices the world by selling hundreds of billions in arms to all takers and then waging undeclared wars to fight the bad guys they sold the weapons to. It’s a fail safe business model.
You will find more statistics at Statista
The arms trade continues to be a booming business. According to data provided by the Stockholm International Peace Institute (SIPRI), the total volume of arms sales from 2006-2010 to 2011-2015 has increased by 14 percent worldwide.
Two major regions are seeking weaponry: sales in Asia and Oceania have increased from 42 to 46 percent, while the Middle East has seen an uptake from 18 to 25 percent in arms acquired and now is in second place of the regions with the most imports. Many weapons for the Middle East are supplied by the United States, accounting for 41 per cent of US arms exports.
Asia and Oceania received 40 percent of US weapons. Also, 68 percent of Russian arms exports went to that same region. The biggest intra-Asia arms trader is China who sold most its weapons to Pakistan, followed by Bangladesh and Myanmar, all of which border China’s regional rival India.
Whilst the acquisition of weapons is also on the rise in Africa, Europe has experienced a sharp decline in the influx of arms. The Americas too are buying slightly fewer weapons.
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“Guess where the next world war will take place.” ———— Admin
Probably the Middle East region.
It would be better in the long run, though, if it occurred on American soil.
Stucky- War and nuclear radiation ARE NOT covered on your homeowners policy. You better hope you can sell your house before WWIII hits Amerikan soil.
Joo Jersey has a big red X marked all over it.
Bea
I ain’t runnin’ cuz I ain’t yellah.
There is no place I would rather be in a nuke war than at Ground Zero. Instantly vaporized in a nanosecond … before even one nerve cell can say “ouch!”.
You go ahead and enjoy your post-nuclear existence of slow death by radiation, and deprivations of all kinds as you struggle to “live”.
I’ll either be Prayin’ wif Jeebus or Partyin’ with Da Devil … a win-win when compared to your miserable lot on life where even chokin’ yer chicken no longer brings you joy.
For the record, I was not the one who downed you and also if Hitlery is selected as our dear leader, I will come up there and join you in the Great Vaporization of Joo Jersey.
Obama closes Gitmo, bringing terrorists to America ,Vote Trump!
World arms sales up 14 percent in past 5 years, led by US
Published February 22, 2016
Associated Press
HELSINKI – A Swedish think-tank says global arms exports increased 14 percent during the five years to 2015, with the U.S. retaining top position after its sales grew 27 percent from the previous five-year period.
The Stockholm International Peace Research Institute says sales from the next biggest exporters, Russia and China, also increased but fell for numbers 4 and 5, France and Germany.
The top five exporters accounted for 74 percent of all arms sales, with the U.S. and Russia supplying a total of 58 percent.
The think-tank said in its report Monday that China saw the largest growth during the five-year period of 88 percent.
The five biggest weapons importers were India, Saudi Arabia, China, the United Arab Emirates and Australia.