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Wait, what? There are 193 members of the UN. You mean to tell me the US Government is selling arms to over half the countries on Earth?
https://www.sciencefocus.com/planet-earth/how-many-countries-are-there
I'm confused as to what you are confused about.
...yes?
Most of them are buying armaments for their own militaries. US arms manufacturers almost universally have the best technology in the world, coupled with reliable support and reliable supply chains for repairs. They're in demand.
Oh, so they're not buying arms directly from the US government. Instead, the US government is giving them money to buy arms from US manufacturers.
No wonder defense companies make so much money. They are literally taking government handouts, though 100 different countries.
Wut? The US government doesn't pay other countries to buy US weapons. Those countries typically fund those purchases from their domestic defense budget. The US government just approves or denies the exports.
Exceptions are "military aid" which is case-dependent.
Are you under the impression that the US government pays those 100 countries to buy US made weapons? Or directly sells those weapons themselves?
That's what I was wondering about. The article says plainly that all countries that receive military aid are included, then later says that includes 100 countries. It certainly reads to me like we give money to countries that then spend it in the US military industrial complex
Military aid packages are typically reported in USD ("10 billion in military aid") but usually involve the direct transference of equipment (logistical or frontline) to the foreign country. Usually those countries are existing allies of the US (or at least friendly) and are probably already buying NATO/US gear.
I'm relatively confident that the US doesn't typically give USD earmarked for US manufactured weapons systems.
But isnt that what
Means?