This is the
best place to let you know that two weeks ago
SIPRI had updated all their tables to reflect the transactions that occurred in
2019. From the ref. this is how they see the info can be used.
It has proven to be a
very valuable tool over the last handful of years and has
very useful in
dispelling claims that "
X" country has "
Y" equipment. In those cases I go there first which afterward "
fine tunes" my web search to verify SIPRI's data. So far they're "
batting a thousand" for you baseball fans.
"The current version was published on
9 March 2020.
The database can be used to address a range of questions, including:
Who are the suppliers and recipients of major conventional weapons?
What weapons have been exported or imported by specific suppliers or recipients?
How have the relationships between different suppliers and recipients changed over time?
Where do countries in conflict get their weapons from?
How do states implement their export control regulations?
Where are potentially destabilizing build ups of weapons occurring?
What is the relationship between access to natural resources and arms transfers?"
https://www.sipri.org/databases/armstransfers
Regards,
Pat
