World's most peaceful nation among major weapon exporters

No nation in the world is advocating peace more than Norway. It has taken several peace initiatives in recent past to resolve conflicts. With only 4.5 million inhabitants, Norway is the 7th lasgest contributor to the UN systems. Noble peace prize winner is announced from Norway. International Peace Research Institute is also located in Oslo. Along with all these tremendous contributions to world's peace, Norway is now one of the world's 20 major exporters of war material. The growth of weapons export is 20 percent and US is the major buyer of Norwegian weapon materials. Isn't it interesting?

Source: Norwatch