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First Posted: 8/29/2012 IN A WORLD full of unmet human needs, too much is spent on military weapons, the bulk of which comes from the United States. A study released Friday by the non-partisan Congressional Research Service said that America is again the world's top arms dealer, with $66.3 billion in sales in 2011, the largest in its history.
Developing countries made 84 percent of the purchases. Top U.S. customers were Persian Gulf states including Oman, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates. India and Taiwan were other U.S. clients.
Arms sales have important implications for both buying and selling countries.
 For the buyers, particularly developing countries, money spent on arms leaves less for education, health care, infrastructure and other items that could improve their people's standard of living. 
For Americans, these sales should raise questions as to whether the United States belongs at the top of the list of the world's arms merchants, particularly to countries of the developing world.
 
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

U.S. is arms king, but at what cost?