UN arms trade bill: US casts sole 'no' vote

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The United States, which is the world’s biggest exporter of arms and accounts for more than 50 per cent of all arms exports, on Wednesday became the only country in the United Nations to vote against letting work begin on a new treaty to bolster arms embargoes and prevent human rights abuses by setting uniform worldwide standards for arms deals.

The vote in the 192-nation UN General Assembly was 153-1, with the United States casting the sole “no” vote.

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