VOL. XLII
No 47
22-November-1999
GENERAL
MENA Still The Worlds Leading Arms Market
The Middle East and North Africa (MENA) continues to be theworlds leading arms market, both in absolute terms and as a proportion (7%) ofGDP, according to The Military Balance 1999-2000, a report assessing themilitary forces and defense expenditures of 170 countries (see tables below)."Commitments to equipment modernization in the region have been generallysustained," said the report, which is issued by the...
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