Articles by Stockholm International Peace Research Institute-SIPRI
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2014: USA Leads Upward Trend in Arms Exports – Asian, Gulf States Lead Imports
Stockholm International Peace Research Institute-SIPRI – TRANSCEND Media Service,
23 Mar 2015
16 Mar 2015 – The United States has taken a firm lead as the major arms exporter globally according to new data on international arms transfers published today. Overall, the volume of international transfers of major conventional weapons grew by 16 per cent between 2005–2009 and 2010–14.
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Stockholm International Peace Research Institute-SIPRI – TRANSCEND Media Service,
1 Dec 2014
The volume of international transfers of major weapons grew by 14 per cent between 2004–2008 and 2009–13. The five largest suppliers in 2009–13—the United States, Russia, Germany, China and France—accounted for 74 per cent of the volume of exports.
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Pieter D. Wezeman - Stockholm International Peace Research Institute-SIPRI,
12 May 2014
Rebel forces repeatedly called in 2012 for governments supporting their cause to supply them with weapons and other military equipment. As of January 2013 the actual volume of foreign military aid to the rebels is hard to measure.
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