The United States is the biggest arms dealer on Earth, responsible for 43% of the world’s weapons exports from 2020 to 2024. The US transferred seven times more than China, and five times more than Russia. Ben Norton explains how the military-industrial complex profits from war.
VIDEO: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PVFvEmhey_k
Sources and links here: https://geopoliticaleconomy.com/2025/03/13/us-top-weapons-exports-china-russia/
Credit to Stephen Semler for some charts: https://www.stephensemler.com
Topics
0:00 China "threat" claims
0:43 US military spending
1:34 US foreign interventions
2:40 USA is no. 1 arms dealer
3:57 Top weapons exporters
5:08 Growth in arms exports
5:56 Israel's suppliers
6:23 Top weapons importers
7:16 Europe doubles arms imports
8:32 Trump demands more NATO spending
10:47 Replacing welfare with warfare
12:56 Top military spenders
14:39 Real US military budget
15:40 DOGE ignores Pentagon fraud
17:00 Outro
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