02.09.2004, 11:56
Die Rüstungseyporte sind im Jahre 2003 um 12 % gefallen.Spitzenreiter
waren die USA vor Russland.
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waren die USA vor Russland.
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Zitat:Global Arms Sales Fell 12 Percent in 2003; U.S., Russia, Germany Led Worldwide Arms SalesDer größte Importeur im Jahre 2003 waren die Asiaten.
(Source: US State Department; issued Aug. 31, 2004)
WASHINGTON --- Global arms sales in 2003 fell approximately 12 percent to $25.6 billion compared with $29.14 billion in 2002, the third consecutive year total arms sales have fallen, according to a U.S. government report.
"Relationships between arms suppliers and recipients continue to evolve in response to changing political, military and economic circumstances," a Congressional Research Service report says. "Nonetheless, the developing world continues to be the primary focus of foreign arms sales activity by conventional weapons suppliers."
The United States led worldwide weapons sales in 2003 with sales totaling $14.5 billion, or 56.7 percent of all arms agreements, up from $13.6 billion in 2002, the report said.
Russia was ranked second in the report with arms sales of $4.3 billion, or 16.8 percent of all global sales in 2003, compared with sales of $5.9 billion in 2002. Germany had arms sales of $1.4 billion in 2003, or 3.9 percent of global sales, the report said.
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Zitat:CRS Report: Asia Tops World Arms PurchasesUnd noch einer zum Thema
(Source: Voice of America news; issued Sept. 1, 2004)
A just-released study by Congress finds Asia has eclipsed the Middle East as the world’s largest buyer of weapons, with Russia and China the region’s largest providers.
While the United States remains the world’s biggest arms provider, this new report from the research service of the Library of Congress finds that Asia is now the world’s biggest buyer.
“That is primarily due to the fact that the Chinese have undergone a rather significant build-up and modernization of their military and Russia has been their principle supplier,” said Richard Grimmett, a specialist on national defense and the author of the report. “There has been a substantial number of major combat fighter aircraft, some naval vessels, submarines, and things of that nature that are rather expensive and the level of that trade and activity has been rather high so that has by definition lifted up the totals for Asia.”
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Zitat:Report Sees US-EU Scrap for Arms Sales
(Source: Deutsche Welle German radio; issued Aug. 31, 2004)
The recent expansion of NATO is likely to increase competition between US and EU arms manufacturers as they turn to Eastern Europe to offset shrinking markets in the developing world, according to a US government report.
In its annual study made available Monday, the US Congressional Research Service said global arms sales had fallen dramatically since the beginning of the millennium due primarily to an economic slowdown and consequent austerity policies adopted by leading arms buyers around the world.
International arms agreement values have decreased from $41 billion in 2000 to $25.6 billion last year, affecting all the major suppliers, including the United States, Russia and Western Europe.
While Americans continued to lead the world in arms sales, raking in 14.5 billion dollars in signed agreements in 2003, their sales to the developing world fell from 8.9 billion dollars in 2002 to 6.2 billion last year, the study found.
Russia still remained in second place, but its arms exports plummeted from nearly six billion dollars two years ago to $4.3 billion in 2003. Germany ranked third with worldwide weapons exports reaching $1.4 billion, but it registered practically no new arms orders from the developing world last year.
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