Explosive increase in Dutch arms exports

Dutch arms exports have sky-rocketed over the past few years. Per head of the population, the Netherlands is now in the top three of weapon exporting countries.

These conclusions can be drawn from new figures published by the Swedish institute SIPRI, which has been monitoring the international arms trade since 1966. The world’s main arms exporting countries are the United States, Russia, and China, with the Netherlands in sixth place.

Per head of the population, the Netherlands is even in third place, with Israel and Sweden in first and second place. The Netherlands produces and exports a variety of weaponry including naval vessels and advanced military electronics.

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