which countries produce the most weapons and sell it to other countries?

Question

if i have a beer glass factory, do i want more people drink beer or not? now if i produce weapons do i want peace or war? it is hypocratic for people like Bush who represent military corporations to even talk about peace. the countries who make so much profit on making weapons do not want peace! they pour oil on fire and create war so they can sell their weapons, right?

Answer 1

MY FINAL ANSWER IS - CHINA . EVER SINCE THE RUSSIANS CLOSED UP SHOP. THE CHINESE HAVE SOLD TO ANY ONE WITH HARD CASH,NO QUESTIONS ASKED.THAT IS WHY THERE IS A BAN ON CHINESE WEAPONS HERE IN AMERICA.MOST OF THE TANKS AND AIR CRAFT THE IRAQ WAR MACHINE HAD WERE CHINESE BUILT AND SUPPLIED

Answer 2

May be another relative answer is actually setting up a body, that could be a watchdog. All countries that have these weapons factories could be involved and take part. This could perhaps be a good idea as firstly this would make it difficult and stifle any corruption. Secondly this would be away of ensuring that no one country is a dominant superpower if the countries are all watching each other. In the interim I would suggest that might be away forward if the countries made a collaborative effort say like the U.N. or may be some kind of convention say like the Geneva Convention but obviously for the monitoring and control of weapons. The monitoring side of things could be a short tern solution. The long term goal perhaps of this anti-weapons trading body is to I think close down and stop the manufacture of weapons altogether. How utopian of me eh?! Jay Kay, I'm not sure how to answer this as there is no simple solution as every answer can be criticised in that even if a body was setup, there would be the involvement of bureaucracy, also the financial side of things and furthermore who and how would these countries that don't co-operate and break the rules be punished? Countries that use weapons against there own people often operate this way as there is perhaps little democracy and a lot of corruption. The question perhaps one should have asked is how these people, these mafia type governments exist and get into power in the first place?

Answer 3

It's a form of security. take for example the MIM Raytheon developed Hawk Air to air missile, now out modded bt the use of MIM-104 patriot missiles and the f-22 Raptor's countermeasures and stealth capability. If your going to sell guns to your enemmies you had better have a better gun.Selling these weapons ensures not only that they do not develop thier own and that our firepower will always be superior in the field should we have to encounter them.

Answer 4

This situation is not something Bush created. Weapons have been sold forever. It's just reality, not Bush being the anti-Christ. Get a grip.

Answer 5

From centuries ago:

"Si Vis Pacem, Para Bellum"

(if you seek Peace, prepare for War)

Only when one (or a country) is perceived as 'too strong' will they be left alone. Such is the way of the world, and has been.

wsulliva

Answer 6

USA, Russia,Britain, France

Answer 7

Go ahead Ivyqp!

Let's see if I've got this right.
We have trade agreements with China. They make guns, we make guns, they make most of our goods, ie: toys, china, clothing, yadayada; we are supposed to be the #1 power in the Universe, Let's see, China, USA, guns, toys, war. Yup, sounds like a plan to me!

Answer 8

USA. Ever seen the movie Lord of War?

Answer 9

hypocratic ? Taking the hypocratic oath and being a hypocrite are both opposites !

Answer 10

Absolutely.