Geopolitical Economy Report
Geopolitical Economy Report
Ben Norton
Profiting from war: USA is world's #1 arms dealer, exporting 7x more weapons than China, 5x Russia
17 minutes Posted Mar 14, 2025 at 12:00 am.
China "threat" claims
US military spending
US foreign interventions
USA is no. 1 arms dealer
Top weapons exporters
Growth in arms exports
Israel's suppliers
Top weapons importers
Europe doubles arms imports
Trump demands more NATO spending
Replacing welfare with warfare
Top military spenders
Real US military budget
DOGE ignores Pentagon fraud
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The United States is the biggest arms dealer on Earth, responsible for 43% of the world’s weapons exports from 2020 to 2024. The US transferred seven times more than China, and five times more than Russia. Ben Norton explains how the military-industrial complex profits from war.
VIDEO: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PVFvEmhey_k
Sources and links here: https://geopoliticaleconomy.com/2025/03/13/us-top-weapons-exports-china-russia/
Credit to Stephen Semler for some charts: https://www.stephensemler.com
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