The Arms Trade is Big Business

The Arms Trade is Big Business

The world spends some $1,000 billion annually on the military. How is this so?

Supplier	Total Sales in US Dollars (billions)	Percent of total sales

United States	134.835	38%
Russia	67.549	19%
France	32.096	10%
United Kingdom	26.425	8%
China	12.547	4%
Germany	13.859	4%
Italy	7.045	2%
Other European	39.024	11%
Others	22.523	7%

• developing countries
• industrialized countries

Arms sales (agreements), 2000 to 2007, (in billions of constant 2007 U.S. dollars)

Year	Total Dollars	Percentage of total
Source: Richard F. Grimmett, CRS Report for Congress; Conventional Arms Transfers to Developing Nations, 2000-2007 . October 23, 2008 Notes: Percentages are rounded; Each country shown as follows: developing countries industrialized countries What does this all mean? Why are countries so worried and so desperate to grow in military, to achieve new technologies for military, is this an example of arms race? Why do you think countries need all this amo if there's thousands of world organizations and treaties. I think that countries will never stop being afraid of each other, and it is al because of this, countries are always seeking for safety, for respect, but deeply for POWER.