Articles by Thom Shanker
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N.S.A. Devises Radio Pathway into Computers
David E. Sanger and Thom Shanker – International New York Times,
20 Jan 2014
The National Security Agency has implanted software in nearly 100,000 computers around the world that allows the United States to conduct surveillance on those machines and can also create a digital highway for launching cyberattacks.
→ read full articleU.S. Arms Sales Make Up Most of Global Market
Thom Shanker – International Herald Tribune-NYT,
3 Sep 2012
Overseas weapons sales by the United States totaled $66.3 billion last year, or more than three-quarters of the global arms market, valued at $85.3 billion in 2011. Russia was a distant second, with $4.8 billion in deals.
→ read full articleDESPITE SLUMP, U.S. ROLE AS TOP ARMS SUPPLIER GROWS
Thom Shanker,
10 Sep 2009
Despite a recession that knocked down global arms sales last year, the United States expanded its role as the world’s leading weapons supplier, increasing its share to more than two-thirds of all foreign armaments deals, according to a new Congressional study. The United States signed weapons agreements valued at $37.8 billion in 2008, or 68.4 […]
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