North Korea blasted the U.S. over a recent report showing it to be by far the world's largest arms exporter, potentially fueling new tensions as supreme leader Kim Jong Un prepares to meet President Donald Trump.
A commentary published Monday by official ruling Korean Workers' Party Central Committee newspaper Rodong Sinmun highlighted the findings of a Stockholm International Peace Research Institute study earlier this month. Already leading the world in weapons sales, the U.S. reportedly increased its exports by 25 percent between the 2008-2012 and 2013-2017 periods, accounting for 34 percent of the world's sales.
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"It is due to the U.S., the top class war merchant that spawns war and massacre in different parts of the world through large-scale arms sale, going against the desire of mankind for peace and stability," the commentary continued. "The warmonger is not in a position to talk about peace."
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