Asia and the Middle East lead rising trend in arms imports, US exports grow significantly, says SIPRI
(Stockholm, 12 March 2018) Continuing the upward trend that began in the early 2000s, the volume of international transfers of major weapons in 2013-17 was 10 per cent higher than in 2008-12, according to new data on arms transfers published today by the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI) at www.sipri.org. The flow of arms increased to …