The
UAE was the largest importer of arms in the Middle East over the last five
years, a report by the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI)
has revealed.
This is in spite of the fact that the UAE has remained unaffected by the wave of Arab Spring unrest which has affected other Middle East nations.
The UAE’s total volume of annual purchases rose by 153 percent in 2011, according to the report while the total volume of arms imported into the UAE soared 153 percent last year to 1.4bn units.
The UAE comes ninth in the world for total weapons sales between 2007 and 2011. The UAE also topped the list for the biggest single order.
In terms of exports, the US came first and accounting for 30 percent of all arms exported.
This is in spite of the fact that the UAE has remained unaffected by the wave of Arab Spring unrest which has affected other Middle East nations.
The UAE’s total volume of annual purchases rose by 153 percent in 2011, according to the report while the total volume of arms imported into the UAE soared 153 percent last year to 1.4bn units.
The UAE comes ninth in the world for total weapons sales between 2007 and 2011. The UAE also topped the list for the biggest single order.
In terms of exports, the US came first and accounting for 30 percent of all arms exported.
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