Middle East Receives One-Sixth of Global Arms Transfers - SIPRI

In the last five years Middle Eastern states accounted for 17 per cent of international arms transfers, say researchers at Sweden's SIPRI.

Saudi Arabian missile corvette Tabuk  (IMAGE – US Department of Defense)

The Middle East received more than one-sixth of arms transfers worldwide in 2006-10, according to new data published on 14 March 2011 by the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI).

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India Is World's Largest Arms Importer - SIPRI

New data from the respected research organization SIPRI shows India as the world's largest arms importer, while the USA remains the biggest exporter.

Indian Navy aircraft carrier INS Viraat   (IMAGE – US Navy)

India has become the world's largest arms importer, according to new data published on 14 March 2011 by the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI).

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El Gobierno de Estados Unidos le informa

 

Los ciudadanos podrán comprar toda la información que recaban los servicios secretos norteamericanos en más de 1.700 publicaciones de 130 países

CRISTINA F. PEREDA | Washington 06/03/2011

 

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Global Arms Trade Treaty One Step Nearer

The latest round of negotiations at the UN on drawing up an international arms trade treaty has ended on a positive note.

Mark Thomas book on the arms trade  (IMAGE – Richard Peat)

The five days of talks which ended in New York on 4 March 2011 focused on the scope and criteria of the proposed international treaty to control the arms trade: what weapons to include and what activities it should cover, such as imports, exports and trans-shipment.

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