German arms export jump triggers accusations of policy failure

By Madeline Chambers BERLIN (Reuters) - The German government was criticized on Wednesday for overseeing a doubling of arms exports last year which detractors say shows a two-year-old policy aimed at curbing sales of weapons to volatile regions has failed. Chancellor Angela Merkel's cabinet approved the economy ministry's annual arms report, which confirmed figures leaked over the weekend that the government waved through 7.86 billion euros worth of sales in 2015, twice the previous year's level