The United States And Military Weapons - 963 Words

1) The United States it could be argued has an absolute advantage in the production of military weapons, or at least in some weapon systems. Using a completely free market perspective in terms of economic freedom in general, and in particular international trade, companies should be allowed to sell whatever and to whomever they want. Explain how this thinking is either valid or flawed. According to the article, War is Business, the United State is the largest producer and exporter of military weapons including tanks, drones, and attacked helicopters. As mentioned before, the United States has an entire advantage when it comes to trade manufacture military equipment. They export to many countries including South Korea, Australia, U.A.E.,†¦show more content†¦Companies should not be allowed to sell to whatever country they want because that could end up in something bad for many countries. For example, The United States have allies which I understand they buy military equipment from the US. On the other hand, The USA also has enemies, which I believe they could not sell them any equipment because in the long run the United States citizens could be affected by its own equipment. In my point of view, companies should not be allowed to sell military equipment to everybody because its country could be affected which is why all the rules and laws exist within thi s international business. 2) Does a United Nations treaty making for multinational regulations of arms exports make sense to you? Why do you think the United States isn’t enthusiastically supporting the agreement? A United Nations treaty making for multination regulations of arms exports make total sense for me because somehow it could minimize the violence in some countries. The name of the treaty the United Nations is working on is â€Å"Arms Trade Treaty† (ATT), the purpose of this treaty is to have more control in the international arms trading because nowadays it has no international supervision. As mentioned before, the ATT would be helpful for some countries because it might decrease the violence within countries. The treaty would stop the sales to countries that are more likely to use weapons to