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The Guardian - US
The Guardian - US
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Maya Yang

RARE PHOTOS: Us has increased arms sales abroad despite biden election pledge | Vintage Vibes

Biden at the Lockheed Martin weapons factory in Troy, Alabama.
Biden at the Lockheed Martin weapons factory in Troy, Alabama. Photograph: Jonathan Ernst/Reuters

Despite an election pledge by Joe Biden to not “check [America’s] values at the door” when it comes to arms sales, the US has increased, not decreased, its weapons sales around the world, including to countries with repressive regimes, a new report reveals.

According to the Quincy Institute for Responsible Statecraft, a Washington-based thinktank, most of the sales also involve just four companies: Lockheed Martin, Boeing, Raytheon and General Dynamics. The four were involved in 58% all the major offers made since the Biden administration took office.

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