"John Mullen" wrote in message
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"James" wrote in message
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Ready, Aim, Acquire
Why Moscow is selling advanced weapons to Asian friends -- and foes
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Quite simply, Russia, already the
second-largest arms exporter on the planet after the U.S., aims to
become No. 1 again.

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1) When was Russia ever no 1? If the answer is 'never' surely the 'again'
here is wrong...


I dont have the figures in front of me but during the period
1948-1960 the Soviets equipped the armies of the Warsaw pact,
DPRK and China so I wouldnt be at all surprised if they had
been the largest arms exporter of that time.

Keith