Ultimul raport al Institutului Interntţional de Cercetare
pentru Pace (SIPRI) din Stockholm, un fel de etalon in domeniu, ne vorbeste despre cum se mai impusca/apara mai-marii si mai-micii lumii. Cam asa:
- The volume of international transfers of major conventional weapons in the period 2008–12 was 17 per cent higher than in the period 2003–2007.
- The five biggest suppliers in 2008–12 were the USA, Russia, Germany, France and China. Together, they accounted for 75 per cent of the volume of international arms exports.
- China replaced the UK as the fifth largest supplier. This is the first change in the composition of the top 5 suppliers since the end of the cold war.
-The five biggest recipients were India, China, Pakistan, South Korea and Singapore. They collectively accounted for 32 per cent of the volume of international arms imports.
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