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U.S. Arms Policy & Sales

  • Arms Control and Proliferation Profile: The United States
    Fact Sheets & Briefs
    April 1, 2013

    April 2013
  • U.S. Dominated Global Arms Trade in 2011
    Arms Control Today
    October 2, 2012

    The United States concluded arms agreements worth $66.3 billion in 2011, representing more than three-quarters of the total value of such agreements worldwide, according to a recently released report by the Congressional Research Service (CRS).
  • Pentagon Defends Arms Buy From Russia
    Arms Control Today
    May 31, 2012

    The Department of Defense is responding to congressional criticism of its purchase of helicopters from a Russian firm that also is supplying arms to the Syrian government, saying the aircraft are central to U.S. strategy in Afghanistan and have qualities that the alternatives do not
  • U.S. Plans to Sell Bahrain More Arms
    Arms Control Today
    May 31, 2012

    The Department of State last month announced plans to deliver military equipment and services to Bahrain despite ongoing allegations of human rights abuses by the Persian Gulf state’s government.
  • Arms Dealer Viktor Bout Gets 25 Years
    Arms Control Today
    May 2, 2012

    International arms dealer Viktor Bout was sentenced last month to 25 years in prison for crimes related to arms trafficking.
  • Another Bahrain Arms Transfer Criticized
    Arms Control Today
    March 2, 2012

    Twenty-four members of Congress, including Sen. Ron Wyden (D-Ore.) and Rep. Jim McGovern (D-Mass.), have criticized a planned arms transfer to Bahrain, citing human rights concerns. Officials from the Obama administration briefed select members of Congress on the transfer in late January.
  • Bahrain Arms Sale Conditioned on Review
    Arms Control Today
    November 2, 2011

    The Department of State has tied a $53 million arms sale to Bahrain to the outcome of the Bahrain Independent Commission of Inquiry’s (BICI) investigation into alleged human rights abuses committed during protests in the Persian Gulf state in February and March, a department official said in a letter to Capitol Hill last month.
  • House Takes Up Export Reform Debate
    Arms Control Today
    June 2, 2011

    Members of the House Foreign Affairs Committee heard testimony May 12 on the Obama administration’s export control reform initiative, praising and criticizing different aspects of the process.
  • Libya Arms Embargo Precedes Air Strikes
    Arms Control Today
    April 4, 2011

    Key members of the coalition conducting air strikes in Libya to protect opponents of Libyan leader Moammar Gaddafi were until recently selling arms to the Gaddafi regime.

  • Proposed U.S. Arms Sales Reach New Heights
    Arms Control Today
    March 3, 2011

    The Obama administration last year notified Congress of more than $100 billion of potential arms sales, shattering the old record of $75 billion. The Middle East accounted for the bulk of the potential sales.