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Below are the 10 largest producers of arms in the World, with figures included for the overall company profit which was made by them. All 10 are based in either the United States, or Europe, proving us westerners export war machinery, as effectively as our 'democracy'. This list is put together by the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI), on a yearly basis, as part of the SIPRI Yearbook - a publication which outlines data and analysis in the areas of national security, conflicts, military spending, armaments, non-proliferation, arms control and disarmament.
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Data released by Stockholm International Peace Research Institute - June.02.2010 - Next data release June.2011
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The Largest Arms-Producing Corporations In The World (2008)
  Company Country Continent Arms Sales [1] Overall Company Profit [1]
1 BAE Systems United Kingdom Europe US$ 32.420 bn US$ 3.250 bn
2 Lockheed Martin United States North America US$ 29.880 bn US$ 3.217 bn
3 Boeing United States North America US$ 29.200 bn US$ 2.672 bn
4 Northrop Grumman United States North America US$ 26.090 bn US$ 1.262 bn (loss)
5 General Dynamics United States North America US$ 22.780 bn US$ 2.459 bn
6 Raytheon United States North America US$ 21.030 bn US$ 1.672 bn
7 EADS Trans-European Europe US$ 17.900 bn US$ 2.302 bn
8 Finmeccanica Italy Europe US$ 13.240 bn US$ 0.996 bn
9 L-3 Communications United States North America US$ 12.160 bn US$ 0.949 bn
10 Thales France Europe US$ 10.760 bn US$ 0.952 bn
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[1] "SIPRI Yearbook 2010: Summary" Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (PDF File / 28 pages) See Section 6: Arms Production - 'The 10 largest arms-producing companies, 2008'. last retrieved by BlatantWorld.com on June.24.2010
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