April 27th, 2009: Significant rise in arms deliveries to the Middle East, says SIPRI
STOCKHOLM: New data released today by Stockholm
International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI) reveal a significant rise in
arms transfers to the Middle East. There were also increases in arms
deliveries to East Asia, the Caucasus and Pakistan. The USA remains the
world’s largest exporter, followed by Russia and Germany. The completely
updated data set, which is based on unbiased information gathered by the
SIPRI Arms Transfers Programme, is accessible from today at
www.sipri.org.
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