Publication
Apr 2009
This paper describes the ongoing growth in international transfers of major conventional weapons, military spending and arms production. It also discusses the increasing complexity of international arms export control policies. The authors state that arms trade is global and that trade in major conventional weapons is dominated by a handful of big exporters. However, even small weapon producers and states without an active arms industry can act as suppliers of either second-hand equipment or newly produced but less technologically advanced weapons systems.
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Author | Mark Bromley, Paul Holtom, Sam Perlo-Freeman, Pieter D Wezeman |
Series | SIPRI Background Papers |
Publisher | Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI) |
Copyright | © 2009 Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI) |