The United States is the overall top supplier of weapons. The United States is also the top supplier of weapons to the developing world, accounting for around 36% of worldwide weapons sales, followed by Russia, United Kingdom, Germany and China.
THE JUSTIFICATION IS.
For many people, arms exports pose an ethical challenge, as they see supplying the weapons for a conflict as morally akin to becoming involved with negligible personnel, national or corporate risk. Some view the arms industry as a means of profiting from war and death when failure to supply arms could lead to an early disengagement.
On the other hand, exporting arms to groups (or nations) with "laudable" goals—e.g. a rebel group overthrowing a fascist regime—can be an invaluable equalizer in the conflict. And there is no shortage of parties to a conflict that can wreak incalculable destruction without the assistance of modern armaments—for instance, the Hutus of the Rwandan Genocide conducted most of their carnage using simple machetes and other low-tech implements.
Of course—and this is endemic of nearly every debate over arms trade—the terminology used and the people it refers to can be frustratingly fluid. As years pass, governments decide on new "interests" and circumstances change accordingly. "Freedom fighters" become "insurgents". "Terrorists" become "invaluable allies", and "religious zealots" morph into "agents of stability". Entire nations, to use the parlance of the early 21st century, can go from the "Coalition of the Willing" to the "Axis of Evil" in very little time, and every change affects policy and the distribution of arms in the world.
THESE ARE OUR TOP 10 ARMS EXPORTERS.
AAI Corporation
BAE Systems Inc.
Boeing
Bushmaster Firearms International
Colt's Manufacturing Company
General Atomics
General Electric (primarily through GEAE)
General Dynamics
Honeywell
Lockheed-Martin
Northrop Grumman Corporation
Raytheon Corporation
United Technologies (primarily through Pratt and Whitney, Smith and Wesson Sikorsky Aircraft Corporation
THIS IS THE CURRENT RANKING OF WORLD DEATH AND DESTRUCTION EXPORTING COUNTRIES
When scanning from left to right, one cannot help seeing from the year 2000 thru 2007 the incredible ever increasing market for military hardware. How can we as a country ignore the fact that we AMERICA are the biggest Gun Runners in this dangerous world. It's hard to swallow, but it's the truth! Surely we only need weapons for our own security. Here's a thought all our smart weapons depend on "Rare Earth Metal Technology" China has cornered the market and we have to buy the product from them. It really makes one wonder if anyone in the White House has their hand on the tiller or on our Ship of State.
Our acting unpaid Shadow Secretary of Defence must be a person who will dedicate themselves to ensuring that America only has Arms for self protection and would put out a published "Policy of Reprisal' so stringent that any other country in the world who would knowingly or unknowingly harbour individuals who plan or groups that are planning to phyically or remotely attack the United States of America. That our retaliation would be a perminent solution for the country/ies involved.
We need to find a way of stop being the Word's number one dealer in death and destruction. Our weapons must be for our own use only.
This is a tough one and will merit some discussion. But I believe that I am on the right track.
Chairman Oracle.
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