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[3] The world's armed forces control about 133 million (about 13 percent) of the global total of small arms, of which over 43 percent belong to two countries, the Russian Federation (30.3 million) and the People's Republic of China (27.5 million). [2] Law enforcement agencies control about 23 million (about 2 percent) of the global total of ...
Japan, South Korea and Poland [citation needed] are generally considered de facto nuclear states due to their believed ability to wield nuclear weapons within 1 to 3 years. [17] [18] [19] South Africa produced six nuclear weapons in the 1980s, but dismantled them in the early 1990s. South Africa signed the NPT in 1991.
List of individual weapons of the U.S. Armed Forces; Uniforms of the United States Armed Forces; Equipment of the United States Army; Equipment of the United States Marine Corps; Equipment of the United States Navy. currently active ships of the United States Navy; currently active United States military watercraft; Equipment of the United ...
List of World War II weapons. List of ship classes of World War II; List of Korean War weapons; List of Vietnam War weapons; List of 20th-century weapons; By type.
This is an extensive list of small arms—including pistols, revolvers, submachine guns, shotguns, battle rifles, assault rifles, sniper rifles, machine guns, personal defense weapons, carbines, designated marksman rifles, multiple-barrel firearms, grenade launchers, underwater firearms, anti-tank rifles, anti-materiel rifles and any other variants.
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Most weapons since the Middle Ages can be identified as having been developed by a particular country. This may be as a result of that nation's government or military driving development, or in some cases of private citizens or companies creating new technologies. In most cases, if successful, the invention will spread to other nations.
The following list of modern armament manufacturers presents major companies producing modern weapons and munitions for military, paramilitary, government agency and civilian use. The companies are listed by their full name followed by the short form, or common acronym, if any, in parentheses. The country the company is based in, if the ...