Lords of War

Statistics

* Value of Conventional Arms Transfers in 2004 (Deliveries, Worldwide): $34.75 billion
(Source: Conventional Arms Transfers to Developing Nations, 1997-2004, Congressional Research Service, 29 August 2005)

* Top Five Arms Exporters (Worldwide, 2004)
o #1 - United States ($18.55 billion)
o #2 - Russia ($4.6 billion)
o #3 - France ($4.4 billion)
o #4 - United Kingdom ($1.9 billion)
(Source: Congressional Research Service)

* Authorized Small Arms Sales (Worldwide, Annual): $4 billion (estimate)
(Source: Small Arms Survey 2004, p. 100)

* Illicit Small Arms Sales (Worldwide, Annual): 10-20% of the total trade in small arms (estimate)
(Source: Small Arms Survey 2001, p. 167-168)

* Number of Known Small Arms-Producing Countries (Worldwide, 2003): 92 (estimate)
(Source: Small Arms Survey 2004, p. 9)

* Number of Known Small Arms-Producing Companies (Worldwide, 2003): 1,249 (estimate)
(Source: Small Arms Survey 2004, p. 10)

America produces more small arms than every other country in the business, over half of those made every year.

That would be a stack of $100 bills over 9 miles high. Every year. For American companies alone.

Almost 80% of the arms sold are not authorized by any government, sold to private groups.

Almost 20% of the arms deals are illegal.

Terra'ism is a good business, and what's good for business is good for America, right?