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Israel are arguably the worlds biggest beneficiary of the arms trade. Why would they have anything against selling weapons?
by markdown 5y ago
Israel are arguably the worlds biggest beneficiary of the arms trade. Why would they have anything against selling weapons?
- recuter 5y agoOnly in your active imagination. In reality it is roughly in 8th place with 3% marketshare. https://www.weforum.org/agenda/2019/03/5-charts-that-reveal-the-state-of-the-global-arms-trade/ https://www.weforum.org/agenda/2019/03/5-charts-that-reveal-...
- lupire 5y agoNow try that analysis per capita.
- kevin_thibedeau 5y agoThat doesn't include the free weapons the US gives them with their annual stipend.
- markdown 5y agoAccording to that link, it's #1 per capita. Add to this the enormous annual gifts from the US, and you'll find that I'm correct. Per capita, they're the biggest beneficiaries of the arms trade, and the worlds largest arms dealer. I don't blame you for not seeing that though. The propaganda about Israel being in serious danger from stones and home made rockets is quite effective.