United States Weapons and Arms Sales Triple in One Year

Posted by Heartmind _Featured_, Politics Tuesday, August 28th, 2012

In this report from Russia Today, Anthony Shaffer from the Center for Advanced Defense Studies discusses the fact that the United States leads the world by far in arms sales and the possible implications for America and the other nations of the world.

From the YouTube description:
According to recent reports, the US leads the globe in weapons sales. In 2011, arms deals tripled to a record high resulting in over $66 billion in revenue. In the global market, the US accounts for 79 percent of weapons sales with most of the clientele being in the Persian Gulf. So how did America become the number one sales dealer worldwide?