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The Arms Trade Treaty (ATT) is a multilateral treaty that regulates the international trade in conventional weapons. It entered into force on 24 December 2014. [1] 113 states have ratified the treaty, and a further 28 states have signed but not ratified it. [2]
The arms industry, also known as the defence (or defense) industry, military industry, or the arms trade, is a global industry which manufactures and sells weapons and other military technology to a variety of customers, including the armed forces of states and civilian individuals and organizations. Products of the arms industry include ...
Arms trafficking. Illegally trafficked small arms and light weapons captured by the United States Fifth Fleet, May 2021. Arms trafficking or gunrunning is the illicit trade of contraband small arms, explosives, and ammunition, which constitutes part of a broad range of illegal activities often associated with transnational criminal organizations.
Arms trade may refer to: the global markets for any product of the arms industry; Small arms trade; Illegal arms trade (arms trafficking) See also. Arms Trade Treaty;
The Biden administration’s efforts to combat the unlawful trade risks being “undermined without more thoroughly addressing the crisis of illicit arms trafficking to Haiti,” reads the letter ...
The sale, refurbishment, and upgrade of 2 Oliver Hazard Perry -class frigates (FFG-7) being provided as Excess Defense Articles (EDA). $190 [44] 2015-12-16. 250 Block I - 92F MANPAD Stinger Missiles; 4 Block I -92F MANPAD Stinger Fly-to-Buy Missiles, etc. $217 [45] 2015-12-16.
e. On May 20, 2017, U.S. President Donald Trump and Saudi Arabia 's Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud signed a series of letters of intent for the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia to purchase arms from the United States totaling US$110 billion immediately, [1] and $350 billion over 10 years. [2][3] The intended purchases include tanks, combat ships, missile ...
Arms control is a term for international restrictions upon the development, production, stockpiling, proliferation and usage of small arms, conventional weapons, and weapons of mass destruction. [1] Historically, arms control may apply to melee weapons (such as swords) before the invention of firearm. Arms control is typically exercised through ...