The subject of this note concerns the efforts of developing countries of reduce their dependence on the advanced industrial states, including the development of domestic arms industries. Data are presented on arms production by country for three points in time (1969, 1970, 1980) on four types (and sub-types) of weapons: aircraft, armored vehicles, missiles, and naval vessels. The major increase in weapons production came during the 1970s--15 developing countries produced arms in 1960, 18 in 1970, and 28 in 1980. Non-economic motivations to produce weapons are hypothesized to include external and internal security threats, vulnerability to manipulation by exporters, insecure military security relationships, and national pride, economic goals, import substitution, export potential, and technological stimulation of other sectors. (Author)
Arms Production in Developing Countries: The Continuing Proliferation of Conventional Weapons
1981
40 pages
Report
Keine Angabe
Englisch
Foreign Industry Economic Development , Industrial production , Weapons , Developing nations , Industries , Manufacturing , Aircraft , Armored vehicles , Guided missiles , Naval vesselsThreats , National security , Vulnerability , International trade , Economics , Data acquisition , Case studies , Tables(Data) , Foreign technology
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