yes / Measures to enhance the security and management of legal stocks of small arms and
to reduce `surplus¿ weapons are clearly essential components of an effective international
action programme to combat illicit trafficking and prevent and reduce the proliferation
of small arms. Many of the weapons of concern are lost from official stockpiles through theft,
corruption or neglect. Moreover, the existence of large quantities of `surplus¿ small arms
is a major factor in the excessive availability and flows of these weapons.
The primary responsibility for measures to address these problems lies with governments.
Regional and international organisations involved in any way with managing and disposing
of small arms also have important responsibilities to take action. Nevertheless, this is a global
issue, and the entire international community should play a role in developing policies on the
management of stockpiles and the disposal or destruction of surplus weapons. This briefing
outlines the dimensions of the issues, drawing on recent experience, and identifies ways
in which an international action programme could usefully be developed to address them.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:BRADFORD/oai:bradscholars.brad.ac.uk:10454/4237 |
| Date | January 2001 |
| Creators | Greene, Owen J. |
| Publisher | British American Security Information Council (BASIC), International Alert and Saferworld. |
| Source Sets | Bradford Scholars |
| Language | English |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Briefing Paper, published version paper |
| Rights | © 2001 The Authors, British American Security Information Council (BASIC), International Alert and Saferworld. This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Non-Commercial-Share-Alike License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/2.0/uk). |
| Relation | http://www.brad.ac.uk/acad/cics/publications/bullet/briefing/ |
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