The
global sales of major weapons systems rose over the past five years
to the highest volume since the end of the Cold War as the Middle
East nearly doubled its imports.
Saudi
Arabia, which
leads a military intervention in Yemen that
has cost hundreds of civilian lives, was the world’s second largest
importer after India, increasing its intake by 212%, mainly from the
US and the UK. India dwarfed
regional rivals, China and Pakistan,
by accounting for 13% of the global imports. Vietnam, in particular,
dramatically increased imports by 202%, which puts it in the list of
10 largest importers compared to its hitherto position in the 29th
place. Algeria was the largest importer in Africa.
US
and Russia together supplied more than half of all exports. The
USA supplies major arms to at least 100 countries around the world —
significantly more than any other supplier state China, France and
Germany were also among the top five exporters.
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