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MIDEAST CONTINUES TO LEAD IN ARMS PURCHASES
LONDON [MENL] -- The Middle East continues to lead the world in arms
procurement. A new report by the London-based International Institute
for Strategic Studies said the Middle East accounts for at least 40
percent of the world arms market. This means that the region
outspends any other area in the world. "The Middle East will probably
remain the main destination for global
arms exports for the
foreseeable future," the report said. In its annual military balance,
the institute said the largest weapons purchaser in the Middle East
remains Saudi Arabia. Riyad took delivery of $7.3 billion last year.
This marked an increase over 1999. Among the other leading weapons
clients were the United Arab Emirates, which signed a $6.4 billion
agreement to buy 80 F-16 fighters. Egypt purchased $1.3 billion worth
of weapons over the last year. Once again, the report said, the
United States was the leading arms supplier to the Middle East.
Washington was a leading arms supplier to such
countries as Egypt,
Israel, Kuwait, Oman, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab
Emirates. The
military balance said the Middle East spending was at odds with a
global decrease in weapons purchases. During 2000, the institute
said, deliveries fell sharply -- from $37.2 billion in 1999 to
US$29.3 billion
last year. Overall, Washington accounted for nearly
half of all weapons deliveries. Britain was the second largest
exporter, capturing 17.4 percent of the global arms market.
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