BERLIN (Reuters) - Germany said on Wednesday it would adopt a more cautious approach towards arms exports after a 24 percent surge last year helped by deals with Saudi Arabia, Qatar and Algeria that have fuelled a domestic debate on military sales.
Despite Germany's tendency to frown on matters military because of its Nazi past, it was the world's third largest arms exporter after the United States and Russia from 2008 to 2012. The report published on Wednesday showed that arms sales abroad jumped by about a quarter to 5.85 billion euros (4.72 billion pounds) last year.
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