Bill F.
Some
raw statistics on global arms sales clearly demonstrate that imperialism cannot
afford to exist in a peaceful world, and in fact profits from a situation of
permanent war and the threat of war.
A
recent report from the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI)
lists the 100 top weapons manufacturers in order of sales for 2011.
Five
of the top six were US companies, with US imperialism accounting for 44% of all
global arms sales. The US has a war budget of US$712 billion.
Lockheed
Martin was first (US$36.3 billion), followed by Boeing (US$31.8 billion), then
the British BAE Systems (US$29.2 billion), General Dynamics (US$23.7 billion),
Raytheon (US$22.5 billion) and Northrop Grumman (US$21.4 billion).
The
report did not include data from China, as the information was not yet readily
available, however SIPRI lists China as accounting for about 4% of global sales
in the period 2007-11, while the US is listed at 30%, Russia at 24%, Germany at
9% and France at 8%.
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