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| State Department Stops Publishing Military Expenditures, Arms Transfer Report |
| 2022-09-21 |
| [Antiwar.com] The State Department announced in August that it will no longer publish World Military Expenditures and Arms Transfers (WMEAT) reports, which have been released by the US government since the 1960s. The WMEATs detail US global military spending, arms transfers, and related data for each country in the world. The 2022 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) included an amendment that repealed a 1994 provision requiring the State Department to publish a WMEAT each year. "Section 5114(b)(4) of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2022 repealed the 1994 statutory provision that required the Department of State to publish an edition of WMEAT every year. Consistent with this repeal, the Department of State will cease to produce and publish WMEAT," the State Department said on its website. The State Department said that the report it published in 2021 was the "final edition" of the WMEAT. The 2021 WMEAT covered an 11-year period from 2009 through 2019 and found that the US was by far the world’s largest arms dealer. During that period, about "79 percent of world arms trade by value appears to have been supplied by the United States." The discontinuation of the WMEAT reports, which reduces the US government’s transparency, comes as the US is shipping billions of dollars worth of arms into Ukraine with virtually no oversight. Since Russia invaded on February 24, the US has pledged $15.1 billion in weapons for Kyiv. |
| Posted by:Besoeker |
| #10 According to the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute I wonder what they say about food and funding exports. |
| Posted by: Skidmark 2022-09-21 23:31 |
| #9 "We may never know the I'm a gonna guess huuuge discrepancies. Could you imagine just how, if this were a business, to write up product given away vs. inventory valuation, or if that money transfers to Kyeeev -10% then transfers back -10% for purchase at +10%? The IRS would be like, "That's why we need armored cars and cranes." |
| Posted by: swksvolFF 2022-09-21 13:18 |
| #8 The Department of State is a political cesspool of the left. A quote from National Review today: "An internal document obtained exclusively by National Review provides further detail on how State Department officials must now promote and advance DEI principles to receive tenure and promotions. While that document details uncontroversial promotion criteria, such as ensuring respectful behavior in the workplace, the specific focus on DEI echoes the language of left-leaning activists." (Diversity, Equity, Inclusion) |
| Posted by: NoMoreBS 2022-09-21 13:05 |
| #7 The US sells $Big Ticket$ items while Russia and China sell in bulk. |
| Posted by: magpie 2022-09-21 10:48 |
| #6 We are the largest because our stuff is the best. |
| Posted by: DarthVader 2022-09-21 08:56 |
| #5 Though I think the domestic market is still the largest for the AR-15. |
| Posted by: Procopius2k 2022-09-21 07:21 |
| #4 "Build a better mousetrap, and the world will beat a path to your door." What's going on in the Ukraine will simply increase buyer interest. |
| Posted by: Procopius2k 2022-09-21 07:17 |
| #3 Why did I just think of Hans Blix? |
| Posted by: DooDahMan 2022-09-21 03:30 |
| #2 ^^^ More bullshit from commies. According to the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute, the United States remains the world's largest arms exporter responsible for 38.6 percent of international arms sales between 2017 and 2021, up from 32.2 percent between 2012 and 2016. During the most recent time span, the country supplied arms to more than 100 countries. The World's Biggest Arms Exporters Russia remains in second position, but its share has been decreasing. Between 2017 and 2021, the country was responsible for 18.6 percent of global arms exports. Between 2012 and 2016, it had been 24.1 percent. |
| Posted by: Snash Shairt9621 2022-09-21 03:28 |
| #1 79 percent of world arms trade by value appears to have been supplied by the United States. "Our business is war, and business is good." ~ unk |
| Posted by: Besoeker 2022-09-21 02:31 |