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The '''arms trade''' is a secretive, corrupt and highly profitable area of business. [[Arms Dealer]]s invariably have connections to [[intelligence agencies]] and operate with their protection, either covert or overt.
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The '''arms trade''' is a secretive, corrupt and highly profitable area of business.<ref>https://fas.org/asmp/campaigns/smallarms/IssueBrief3ArmsTrafficking.html</ref><ref>https://www.middleeastmonitor.com/20191231-israel-fuels-genocide-and-war-crimes-and-turns-blood-into-money-via-arms-sales/</ref> [[Arms Dealer]]s invariably have connections to [[intelligence agencies]] and operate with their protection, either covert or overt.
  
 
==Arms exporting nations==
 
==Arms exporting nations==

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The arms trade is a secretive, corrupt and highly profitable area of business.[1][2] Arms Dealers invariably have connections to intelligence agencies and operate with their protection, either covert or overt.

Arms exporting nations

The US exports far more weapons than other nation states, although the other members of the UN Security council all export significant amounts of weapons.

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Rank Company name Defense Revenue
(US$ billions)
% of Total Revenue
from Defense
1 United States Lockheed Martin 44.9 88%
2 United States Boeing 26.9 29%
3 United States Raytheon 23.8 94%
4 United Kingdom BAE Systems 22.9 98%
5 United States Northrop Grumman 22.3 87%
6 United States General Dynamics 19.4 63%
7 European Union Airbus 11.2 15%
8 France Thales Group 9.0 51%
9 Italy Leonardo 8.8 68%
10 Russia Almaz-Antey 8.5 94%

Deep State dominance

International dealing in arms, like large scale drug trafficking, appears to be the exclusive preserve of affiliates of The Deep State.[citation needed]


 

Examples

Page nameDescription
Bofors AffairA collective name for two deals in which the Swedish arms manufacturer Bofors was involved in, including smuggling and bribes.
Weapons manufacturerCompanies that produce weapons of war.

 

Related Quotation

PageQuoteAuthorDate
"National security"“Human nature being what it is, the MICC comprises avaricious individuals who seek to gain private benefit at public cost. But the idea that all the players knowingly conspire to mastermind so intricate a system is difficult to prove, and unnecessary. Instead corruption among defence contractors, Representatives in Congress and the military brass is standard operating procedure camouflaged by an incestuous labyrinthine system and the primacy of 'national security'. Not only do the corrupt actors need to be held to account but, as importantly, the system needs to be untangled.<a href="#cite_note-10">[10]</a>
To further understand this entanglement. I met Chuck Spinney, a life-long Pentagon insider who experienced this labyrinth on a daily basis for over two decades. He produced a vast body of work explaining how the Pentagon really operates. His efforts culminated in the wrath of all the participants in the MICC but saw him featured on the cover of Time magazine.”
Andrew Feinstein2011

 

Related Document

TitleTypePublication dateAuthor(s)Description
Document:If War Is an Industry, How Can There Be Peace in a Capitalist World?Wikispooks PageVijay Prashad

 

Convicted of Arms trade

PersonBornNationalitySummaryDescription
Paul Sjeklocha9 October 1937USSpook
Arms Dealer
Arms dealer in contact with Monique Garnier-Lançon
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