World's largest arms importers and where they import from

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World's largest arms importers and where they import from

Worlds-arms-trade.jpg
 
Would've thought Sweden would export a bit more.
 
Slightly off topic, however yesterday marked the beginning of negotiations to regulate this shady industry...

UNITED NATIONS, July 2 (Reuters) - Delegates from around the world gathered in New York on Monday for the start of month-long U.N.-hosted negotiations to hammer out the first binding treaty to regulate the global weapons market, valued at more than $60 billion a year.
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http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/07/02/arms-treaty-idUSL2E8I2C1X20120702
The big guys in rpm OP graphic will be the biggest influencers there I think...
 
There was an interesting insert on EuroNews about how it's easier to trade guns than onions. Damn scary if you ask me.

EDIT: sorry it was bananas. Equally worrying.

http://www.euronews.com/2012/07/03/un-global-arms-treaty-debate-launched/
 
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Fudzy said:
There was an interesting insert on EuroNews about how it's easier to trade guns than onions. Damn scary if you ask me.

EDIT: sorry it was bananas. Equally worrying.

http://www.euronews.com/2012/07/03/un-global-arms-treaty-debate-launched/
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Yeah, Bananas are very heavily regulated, for instance here when a cyclone wipes out most of plantations they rather wait for it to grow back than import, because exotic diseases can infect the entire local industry.

Arms on the other hand only kill thousands of people....priorities??
 
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