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Erik Floden

Erik Floden was director of the Arms Trade Oversight Project at the Council for a Livable World Education Fund.

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The Joint Strike Fighter in the Middle East

The Middle East dominates the world arms buying market, spending $82.5 billion on weapons from 1992-1999, virtually half the value of weapons bought worldwide during that period. [1] The United States, the region's largest arms supplier for decades, supplied 51 percent of that total, or $41 billion.

Erik Floden, Luke Warren • 7 min read