[Update: Answers are now in bold. Source: GAO report issued yesterday.]
I just read a Government Accountability Office (GAO) report, so now I feel obliged to test your knowledge of certain basic facts about US arms exports. Unlike defense contractors, you are strictly on the honor system here, so no Googling the GAO report before you give your answers! I'll post the actual answers later today.
I just read a Government Accountability Office (GAO) report, so now I feel obliged to test your knowledge of certain basic facts about US arms exports. Unlike defense contractors, you are strictly on the honor system here, so no Googling the GAO report before you give your answers! I'll post the actual answers later today.
1. Which country consumed about 11% of all US arms exports between 2005 and 2009, making it America's largest arms importer?
a) Great Britain
b) Israel
c) United Arab Emirates
d) Japan
2. Which country is not among the top 7 importers of US arms who accounted for half of all sales from 2005 to 2009?
a) Egypt
b) India
c) Israel
d) Australia
3. What was the total value of licenses for defense services (ie, non-equipment) approved by Department of State in 2008?
a) $71 billion
b) $9 billion
c) $27 billion
d) $4 billion
4. What is the percentage ratio of direct commercial sales (DCS) to foreign military sales (FMS) from 2005 to 2009?
a) 30% DCS to 70% FMS
b) 20% FMS to 80% DCS
c) 50% FMS to 50% DCS
d) 60% DCS to 40% FMS
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