North Korea ranks among the most prolific arms-exporting nations of the world. With virtually every one of its weapons systems available for sale, Pyongyang remains popular among low-budget sanctions-ridden countries that seek conventional or strategic equipment. While it is commonly known for its proliferation of ballistic missile systems, the DPRK is also a major player in the conventional arms trafficking market.
Ethiopia once enjoyed warm relations with the West during the ’50s and ’60s, ultimately becoming a major U.S. ally in the African continent. This fruitful relationship went as far as securing the participation of Ethiopian troops in the Korean War in the early ’50s.
North Korea ranks among the most prolific arms-exporting nations of the world. With virtually every one of its weapons systems available for sale, Pyongyang remains popular among low-budget sanctions-ridden countries that seek conventional or strategic equipment. While it is commonly known for its proliferation of ballistic missile systems, the DPRK is also a major player in the conventional arms trafficking market.
Ethiopia once enjoyed warm relations with the West during the ’50s and ’60s, ultimately becoming a major U.S. ally in the African continent. This fruitful relationship went as far as securing the participation of Ethiopian troops in the Korean War in the early ’50s.
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