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Israel becomes one of the most top arms exporters in the world with $1.8 billion in 2011 2808123.
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Tuesday, August 28, 2012, 07:10 PM | |||
Israel becomes one of the most top arms exporters in the world with $1.8 billion in 2011. | |||
According
to a newly-released American report examining global arms' transfers,
Israel is one of the top exporters of weapons, with sales worth 12.9 billion
U.S. dollars between 2004 and 2011. The report, titled Conventional Arms
Transfers to Developing Nations, was written by the Congressional Research
Service (CRS) at the Library of Congress, the Globes economic daily reported
Tuesday, August 28, 2012. |
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In 2009, India purchased the Israeli-made Spyder surface-to-air defense missile system. |
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According to the report,
Israel is not only one of the world's top arms exporters but also one
of the biggest buyers, and it exports weapons mainly to developing countries. |
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