US is top purveyor on weapons sales list
Shipments grow to unstable areas
WASHINGTON -- The United States last year provided nearly half of the weapons sold to militaries in the developing world, as major arms sales to the most unstable regions -- many already engaged in conflict -- grew to the highest level in eight years, new US government figures show. (Full article: 1184 words)
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