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War - America's number one export? US arm sales triple in one year

War - America's number one export? US arm sales triple in one year

According to recent reports, the US leads the globe in weapons sales. In 2011, arms deals tripled to a record high resulting in over $66 billion in revenue. In the global market, the US accounts for 79 percent of weapons sales with most of the clientele being in the Persian Gulf. So how did America become the number one sales dealer worldwide? Anthony Shaffer, with the Center for Advanced Defense Studies, joins us with his take on the sales of arms. Like us and/or follow us: twitter.com www.facebook.com
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