UAE Is World’s Third-Biggest Arms Importer: Think-Tank

United Arab Emirates

From Defense Talk:

Stockholm: The United Arab Emirates (UAE) has become the third-biggest arms importer worldwide, a leading defence think tank said Monday.

The figures from the UAE reflected what the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI) described as a "worrying" regional trend of increased arms imports into the Middle East.

The oil-rich country accounted for 6.0 percent of the world's arms imports between 2004 and 2008, according to the new report from the (SIPRI) -- the same proportion as South Korea.

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My Comment: Such a small country .... with so many weapons .... something does not add up.