Daniel R. DePetris, National Interest: Time to Rethink America's Vast Arms Deals
Too many U.S.—and European—weapons end up in the wrong hands.
Selling weapons is big business for the United States. The State Department cleared $75.9 billion in arms deals in fiscal year 2017, a one-year record since the Defense Security Cooperation Agency started keeping tallies. President Donald Trump is a firm believer in selling American weapons, aircraft, missiles, anti-air systems, and military technology to overseas buyers, both to grow America’s domestic defense manufacturing workforce and to increase U.S. foreign policy leverage over the countries choosing to buy American. The Cato Institute assessed that Washington has delivered a $197 billion worth of conventional weapons platforms, equipment, and related training services to 167 countries between 2002–2016.
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WNU Editor: With a Democrat controlled Congress it is a given that there will be an examination on America's arms deals and exports. But as it was observed in the previous post .... Is Russia's S-400 Surface-To-Air Missile System At A Fraction Of The Cost Of U.S. Competitors A Better Missile System? .... there are always other countries and companies eager to fill the void. So is America's moral standing in the international community more important than deciding who to work with or not? I for one am looking forward to that debate.
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