USA Only Country To Oppose UN Arms Trade Treaty
America is the only country to have voted against a proposed United Nations treaty aimed at controlling international arms sales.
The proposed treaty, which human rights groups have promoted as a significant move towards keeping small arms out of conflict zones, was endorsed on Tuesday by 15 Nobel Peace Prize Laureates, including the Dalai Lama and Desmond Tutu, the South African archbishop.
The resolution was adopted with 139 countries voting in favour of the motion, 24 abstentions and only one “no” vote.
This reminds me of the movie "Lord Of War", and the quote:
"...While private gunrunners continue to thrive. The world's biggest arms suppliers are the U.S., U.K., Russia, France and China.
They are also the five permanent members of the U.N. Security Council."
America, Britain, Russia, France and Germany supply about 80 per cent of the world's arms exports. Britain, France and Germany voted in favour of the treaty, while Russia abstained. The U.S. voted against it.
[Source: Telegraph]
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