据美国军备监督与裁军局的“世界军费与武器转让”年度报告中搜集的最新数字,一九七八年世界常规武器贸易额达206亿美元。一九七八年发展中国家仍然是最大的武器采购者,占世界武器贸易额的81％。同前几年一样,中东是武器进口最多的地区, According to the latest statistics collected by the AAARC Annual Report on World Military Extensions and Arms Transfers, the world trade in conventional weapons reached 20.6 billion U.S. dollars in 1978. In 1978, developing countries remained the largest arms buyers, accounting for 81% of the world’s arms trade volume. As in previous years, the Middle East is the area where arms are most imported,