OT. The Top 15 Arms Importing Countries in 1998: SIPRI
1999.06.17¡@3:14am Taiwan time updated
STOCKHOLM, June 16 (AFP) - Herewith a list of the top 15 conventional weapons importers in 1998, according to the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI) annual report published on Wednesday. Figures are trend-indicator values, expressed in dollars at 1990 value.
1998 1997 1994-98 (standing) ---- ---- ------- 1. Taiwan 4,656 5,311 13,311 ( 1.) 2. Saudi Arabia 1,948 3,292 9,748 ( 2.) 3. Greece 1,566 832 4,754 ( 6.) 4. Turkey 1,376 1,394 6,615 ( 3.) 5. Japan 1,181 662 4,093 ( 8.) 6. United Arab Emirates 756 840 3,267 ( 9.) 7. South Korea 656 731 5,171 ( 5.) 8. Pakistan 525 614 2,616 (13.) 9. India 466 1,266 4,149 ( 7.) 10. Egypt 440 931 5,882 ( 4.) 11. Kuwait 228 418 3,007 (11.) 12. United States 223 696 2,520 (15.) 13. China 104 834 2,592 (14.) 14. Thailand 63 1,128 3,132 (10.) 15. Malaysia 59 780 2,635 (12.)
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Hi John. I should be investing in co.s that sell arms and after the Nato stupidity arm sales should really go up.
Hey the value of arms never seem to go down maybe we should have currencies backed by arms we could have an arms standard.
Wait a min. I think we already have that. :o)
Take care
Lorne |
