Sentence examples for exporter of weapons from inspiring English sources

Since 2005, the UK has been the fourth-largest EU exporter of weapons to the country.

It's also the world's first- or second-largest exporter of weapons, and its capacity for good or mischief is enormous.

The Mexican governors sought to emphasize the United States' place as the chief recipient of drugs and exporter of weapons.

The country also has significant missile technology and has become a major exporter of weapons to the Middle East.

The United States is not only the largest exporter of weapons in the world, but has also long supplied arms to the Saudi Arabian military.

Along with France and the US, it is a major exporter of weapons to undemocratic nations such as Saudi Arabia, which this year deployed its military to put down pro-democracy protesters in Bahrain.

Asked why China might accept American-led action against Iraq, a senior administration official said, "The Chinese have a new interest in stability in the Middle East and they are not interested in exporters of weapons of mass destruction, especially those that might go to terrorist groups".

According to SIPRI, the top five exporters of weapons worldwide between 2007-2011 responsible for 75% of all conventional weapon transfers were the US and Russia, at 40% and 24% respectively; followed by Germany, France and the UK in single digits -- all permanent members of the UN Security Council (with the exception of Germany).

North Korea, the world's most advanced rogue producer and exporter of unconventional weapons, continues to peddle its dangerous wares in one of the world's most flammable regions.

According to the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (Sipri), Germany is now the third largest exporter of major conventional weapons after the United States and Russia, with 11% of the global market in the last five years compared to 7% for France and 4% for the UK.

Russia is the world's second largest exporter of arms and in the last decade, China has doubled the number of weapons and munitions exported.