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November 07, 2024
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North Korea ranks lowest on small arms transparency

DPRK in same bracket as Saudi Arabia, Iran despite an ongoing trade in small arms

North Korea landed in the lowest bracket in a recent study on small arms trade transparency conducted by the UN-backed Small Arms Survey.

The DPRK joined Iran, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates, all of which scored a zero on a scale ranging up to 25.

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