US has increased arms sales abroad despite Biden election pledge

Report by Quincy Institute says current US arms policy and practice too often fuel war rather than deterring it'

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.