Recent figures released by the UK Trade & Investment's Defence and Security Organisation illustrate just how wasteful capitalist society has become. 'The statistics show that defence exports surged by 62 per cent to £8.8 billion last year, easily outstripping growth in the global defence market of 45 per cent. A large chunk of the expansion is down to two deals struck by BAE Systems - a £1.6 billion sale of Hawk training jets to Saudi Arabia and a £2.5 billion order for 20 Typhoon and Hawk aircraft placed by the Omani Ministry of Defence.' (Times, 20 June) This manufacture of death machines is worldwide with Britain only producing about a fifth of the global total and ranking second to the USA. RD
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