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Iran and North Korea Stall Approval of Arms Treaty

The global attempt to establish a universal standard to regulate the sale of conventional weapons suffered a temporary setback on Thursday after Iran and North Korea opposed the draft Arms Trade Treaty, blocking the consensus needed for it to pass after years of arduous negotiations.

 

U.N. states fail to reach global arms trade treaty

U.N. member states have failed to reach agreement on a new treaty to regulate the multibillion dollar global arms trade.

 

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