[From Voltaire ]
The 2009 annual report put together by the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI) reveals that Germany has made a major breakthrough on the world market of conventional weapons [see downloadable document below].
German arms exports more than doubled during the last five years, climbing into third place on the list of the world%u2019s largest weaponry exporters, ahead of France and the United Kingdom.
MP Claudia Roth, Co-Chair of the German Green Party, is demanding greater parliamentary oversight for arms exports.
| Exporter | 1st customer | 2nd customer | 3rd customer |
| 1. United States 30 % | South Korea 14 % | Israel 11 % | Emirates 11 % |
| 2. Russia 23 % | China 35 % | India 24 % | Algeria 11 % |
| 3. Germany 11 % | Turkey 14 % | Greece 13 % | South Africa 12 % |
| 4. France 8 % | Emirates 25 % | Singapour 21 % | Greece 12 % |
| 5. United Kingdom 4 % | United States 23 % | India 15 % | Saudi Arabia 10 % |
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Trends in International Arms Transfers, 2009 (SIPRI, March 2010) (PDF – 60.8 kb) |
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