Not so. The US targets domestic suppliers for defen ce items. The majority of the UK budget is probably spent in the US too. --- On Fri, 19/6/09, RM WISER <rwiser@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > From: RM WISER <rwiser@xxxxxxxxxxx> > Subject: [rollei_list] Re: OT: Zeiss Agencies > To: rollei_list@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > Date: Friday, 19 June, 2009, 12:22 AM > > > > > > > > Intersting! Most of this > stimulus is probably for > foreign countries. > > Roger > > ----- Original Message > ----- > From: > Douglas Nygren > > To: rollei_list@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > > Sent: Thursday, June > 18, 2009 1:04 > AM > Subject: > [rollei_list] Re: OT: Zeiss > Agencies > > Here's a stimulus package in the U.S. that > doesn't get much > press: > > Top > 10 Military Spenders in 2008 > (in > billions of dollars) > 1. United > States — 607.0 > 2. China — 84.9 > 3. France — 65.7 > 4. United Kingdom — 65.3 > 5. Russia — 58.6 > 6. Germany — 46.8 > 7. Japan — 46.3 > 8. Italy — 40.6 > 9. Saudi Arabia — 38.2 > 10. India — > 30.0 > > Source: Stockholm International Peace Peace Research > Institute > > Doug > --- Rollei List - Post to rollei_list@xxxxxxxxxxxxx - Subscribe at rollei_list-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with 'subscribe' in the subject field OR by logging into www.freelists.org - Unsubscribe at rollei_list-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with 'unsubscribe' in the subject field OR by logging into www.freelists.org - Online, searchable archives are available at //www.freelists.org/archives/rollei_list