If you find that shocking,
try this. From 1998 to 2001, the USA, the UK, and France
earned more income from arms sales to developing countries
than they gave in aid.
The arms industry is unlike any other.
It operates without regulation. It suffers from widespread
corruption and bribes. And it makes its profits on the back
of machines designed to kill and maim human beings.
So who profits most from this murderous
trade? The five permanent members of the UN Security Council – the
USA, UK, France, Russia, and China. Together, they are
responsible for eighty eight per cent of reported conventional
arms exports. |
