There are a few countries in the world who have no problem aiding North Korea.

but if you were going to ship machinery heavy in aggregate weight would put it on top of the sugar ?

If one likes to be top heavy, a boat isn't the place to be.

Granted, I would not load sugar on top of an aircraft, but it may have been palletized parts. If they stuff is stackable the heavy stuff goes on the bottom, followed by the lighter stuff.

Mig 21bis are still in service aircraft for many nations. Russia commonly does the upgrades for them.

brandy new to me

But those obsolete equipment are still current service equipment to North Korea. They really need those Mig parts to keep their aircraft running.

Sure, the aircraft of the Cuban Air Force may be dated. But at least the Cuban Army has more state of the art Russian equipment.

..that Cuba paid for the transaction in Sugar. You can't eat Money.

the intent of the weapons is to kill. If I take a round to the skull from an 18th century musket, I'm going to die. same as if
I take one from an AK-74.

Only America is allowed to ship arms to another country.

.....and only allowed to purchase small arms.

whuch may cause a diversion of a sortie into a more modern ring of fire.

How many IED's were made from old shells?

How much equipment did the Vietnamese discard?

Only in America do we need shiny new weapons systems.