Time: Sun Aug 17 15:33:16 1997 by usr01.primenet.com (8.8.5/8.8.5) with SMTP id OAA04754; Sun, 17 Aug 1997 14:43:20 -0700 (MST) Date: Sun, 17 Aug 1997 14:42:05 -0700 To: (Recipient list suppressed) From: Paul Andrew Mitchell [address in tool bar] Subject: SLS: U.S. Is World's Biggest Arms Dealer (fwd) <snip> > > U.S. Is World's Biggest Arms Dealer > > By JENNIFER ROTHACKER > Associated Press Writer > > WASHINGTON (AP) -- A strong string of purchases by developing > countries helped keep the United States at the forefront of international arms > sales in 1996, according to a congressional report. > > The United States racked up $11.3 billion in global arms sales, with $7.3 > billion coming from developing countries, the Congressional Research > Service said in an annual study released this week. > > U.S. sales to developing countries nearly doubled such receipts from Russia, > which in 1995 outpaced the United States. Of the $4.6 billion Russia made > in 1996 through global arms sales, $3.9 billion came from purchases by > developing countries, the report said. > > In 1995, Russia ``happened to have concluded some rather expensive > contracts with some developing countries,'' said Richard Grimmett, a CRS > defense specialist who wrote the report. > > ``Last year, I suggested that this was a temporary development,'' Grimmett > said in an interview Friday. ``Over the long term, the United States has > created more relationships, whereas the Russians were very dependent on > Cold War allies, many of which are no longer able to afford'' new weapons. > > Britain placed second in the 1996 arms sales race with $4.8 billion in total > sales, $1.8 billion of which was credited to developing countries. > > ``This report shows who the major arms sellers are and who the key players > are in the international market,'' Grimmett said. > > The report found overall global arms sales totaled $31.8 billion in 1996, with > sales to developing countries making up $19.3 billion of that amount. > > Between 1989 and 1996, the United States outpaced its competitors in sales > to developing countries with $88.8 billion in new contracts -- a number > adjusted to constant 1996 dollars. > > By contrast, Russia saw $49.6 billion in new contracts during that eight-year > span, France had 30.5 billion, Britain reported $10.5 billion and China > posted $7.6 billion, the report found. > > Of the developing countries that purchased weapons in 1996, India topped > the list with $2.5 billion in purchases. Egypt spent $2.4 billion; Saudi >Arabia, > $1.9 billion; South Korea, $1.2 billion, and Indonesia, $1 billion. > > >J.J. Johnson >500 N. Rainbow Blvd. >Suite 300 >Las Vegas, Nevada 89107 >fedbuster@mindspring.com ======================================================================== Paul Andrew Mitchell : Counselor at Law, federal witness B.A., Political Science, UCLA; M.S., Public Administration, U.C. Irvine tel: (520) 320-1514: machine; fax: (520) 320-1256: 24-hour/day-night email: [address in tool bar] : using Eudora Pro 3.0.3 on 586 CPU website: http://www.supremelaw.com : visit the Supreme Law Library now ship to: c/o 2509 N. Campbell, #1776 : this is free speech, at its best Tucson, Arizona state : state zone, not the federal zone Postal Zone 85719/tdc : USPS delays first class w/o this As agents of the Most High, we came here to establish justice. We shall not leave, until our mission is accomplished and justice reigns eternal. ======================================================================== [This text formatted on-screen in Courier 11, non-proportional spacing.]
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