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The War
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The Arms Trafficking |
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Media Reports July 28th, 2007 - U.S. Set to Offer Huge Arms
Deal to Saudi Arabia 1 news article by the
New York Times October 29th, 2006 - Russia Led Arms Sales to
Developing World in ’05 1 news article by the
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Government Reports October 23rd, 2006 - Conventional Arms Transfers
to Developing Nations, 1998 - 2005 CRS Report for U.S. Congress “[…] 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 various policy oversight
functions. All agreement and delivery data in this report for the United
States are government-to-government (FMS) transactions. Some general 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 1998-2005, the value of
arms transfer agreements with developing nations comprised 66.8% of all such
agreements worldwide. More recently, arms transfer agreements with developing
nations constituted 64.3% of all such agreements globally from 2002-2005, and
68.4% of these agreements in 2005. “The value of all arms transfer agreements with developing nations in
2005 was nearly $30.2 billion. This was a notable increase over 2004, and the
highest total, in real terms, for the entire period from 1998-2005. In 2005,
the value of all arms deliveries to developing nations was $17.7 billion, the
lowest total in these deliveries values for the entire 1998-2005 period (in
constant 2005 dollars). “Recently, from 2002-2005, the United States and Russia have dominated
the arms market in the developing world, with the United States ranking first
for 3 out of 4 years in the value of arms transfer agreements, with Russia
ranking second for 3 out of these same four years. From 2002-2005, the United
States made $33.3 billion in arms transfer agreements with developing
nations, in constant 2005 dollars, 35.2% of all such agreements. Russia, the
second leading supplier during this period, made $21.8 billion in arms
transfer agreements, or 24.3%. Collectively, the United States and Russia
made nearly 60% of all arms transfer agreements with developing nations
during this four year period. […] “United States. - The total value - in real terms - of United States
arms transfer agreements with developing nations fell significantly from $9.4
billion in 2004 to about $6.2 billion in 2005. The U.S. share of the value of
all such agreements was 20.5% in 2005, down from a 35.4% share in 2004 […]. “In 2005, the value of U.S. arms transfer agreements with developing
nations was attributable to a substantial number of smaller valued purchases
by a wide variety of U.S. clients in the Near East and in Asia, rather than
by the conclusion of a few very expensive contracts with a small number of
traditional clients. These arms agreement totals illustrate the continuing
U.S. advantage of having well established defense support arrangements with
weapons purchasers worldwide, based upon the existing variety of U.S. weapons
systems their militaries utilize. U.S. agreements with all of its clients in
2005 include not only sales of major weapons systems, but also the upgrading
of systems previously provided. The U.S. totals also include agreements for a
wide variety of spare parts, ammunition, ordnance, training, and support
services which, in the aggregate, have very significant value. “Among the larger valued arms transfer agreements the United States
concluded in 2005 with developing nations were: with the United Arab Emirates
for the upgrade of its AH-64A APACHE helicopters to the AH-64D model,
together with associated weapons for over $740 million. Other U.S. arms
agreements in 2005 were with Egypt for 25 AVENGER fire units for $110
million, and for 50 turbine engines to upgrade CH-47 CHINOOK helicopters for
$73 million; with Kuwait for upgrade support of its FA-18 fighter aircraft
for $195 million; with Saudi Arabia for $110 million in F-15 fighter engine
overhauls; with Pakistan: for 60 AGM-84L HARPOON missiles for $160 million;
for 6 PHALANX close-in-weapons systems for $79 million; for 2000 TOW-2A
missiles for $65 million, and for a package of HF/VHF radio systems for $77
million. […]” |
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