BevelGear@beehaw.org to Data is Beautiful@mander.xyzEnglish · 1 day agoThis isn't beautiful, but now you'll knowbeehaw.orgimagemessage-square13fedilinkarrow-up136file-text
arrow-up136imageThis isn't beautiful, but now you'll knowbeehaw.orgBevelGear@beehaw.org to Data is Beautiful@mander.xyzEnglish · 1 day agomessage-square13fedilinkfile-text
Here are the countries the US sells to https://www.state.gov/fiscal-year-2023-u-s-arms-transfers-and-defense-trade/
minus-squareBougieBirdielinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·19 hours agoEight nations of the world represent 85.2% of the arms trade, and the US makes half of that. The other 200 or so have 14.8% of the market. I guess I’m not really surprised, this is classic pareto / 1%er representation
minus-squareBevelGear@beehaw.orgOPlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·edit-215 hours agoYea. At least, I now know why world peace won’t happen in my lifetime. War is too profitable.
Eight nations of the world represent 85.2% of the arms trade, and the US makes half of that.
The other 200 or so have 14.8% of the market.
I guess I’m not really surprised, this is classic pareto / 1%er representation
Yea. At least, I now know why world peace won’t happen in my lifetime. War is too profitable.