Contrary to popular belief, arms exports to repressive regimes like Saudi Arabia are not major job creators, nor are they crucial to the bottom lines of major U.S. weapons contractors
of their revenues, respectively, from foreign sales in 2018. But the biggest export earners were missile defense systems and combat aircraft exported to allies in Europe and Asia, not bombs being used in war zones.When arms companies are asked whether they have moral qualms about how their weapons are being used in Yemen and other war zones, the stock response is generally “we’re just following U.S. government policy.” But this bland assertion ignores the fact that U.S.
defense firms spend millions every year trying toIt would be refreshing if at least one firm adopted a policy of not selling weapons that are likely to be used in gross human rights abuses .
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