December 31, 2007:
In the last eight
years (1999-2006), the United States has exported $125 billion worth of weapons
(39 percent of the total). In second place was Russia, with $54 billion. France
shipped $27 billion worth, and Britain $17.6 billion. Germany sold $16 billion
worth, China $10.8 billion and Italy $6.4 billion. In the last few years, Russian and Israeli
sales have been increasing rapidly, at the expense of Western European
suppliers.
