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Guardian: Worldwide arms trade flourishing despite recession, report warns

Source country focusnews-en Monday, March 15, 2010 3:18:00 AM CET | info More about this article... [other]

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Siemon Wezeman said: "In 2009, Vietnam became the latest south-east Asian state to order long-range combat aircraft and submarines"

London/ Stockholm. Average volume of sales increased by 22%, with South America and south-east Asia seeing the biggest rises, The Guardian disclosed. The worldwide arms race has accelerated, most dramatically in South America and south-east Asia, despite the economic and financial slump, according to a report published today....

Defence think-tank report

Source country NewsJang-en Monday, March 15, 2010 1:46:00 AM CET | info More about this article... [other]

Entities: Siemon Wezeman[1];

STOCKHOLM: Developing countries have embarked on a dangerous “arms race” with huge sums ploughed into combat aircraft in unstable parts of the world i...

Worldwide arms trade flourishing despite recession, report warns

Source country guardian Monday, March 15, 2010 1:34:00 AM CET | info More about this article... [other]

Entities: Siemon Wezeman[1];

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Siemon Wezeman said: "In 2009, Vietnam became the latest south-east Asian state to order long-range combat aircraft and submarines"

Average volume of sales increased by 22%, with South America and south-east Asia seeing the biggest rises The worldwide arms race has accelerated, most dramatically in South America and south-east Asia, despite the economic and financial slump, according to a report published today....

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