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US Law Reforms 'Open Floodgates' on Arms Exports, Say Critics
17 October 2013
Inter Press Service News Agency
WASHINGTON - On Tuesday, the largest deregulation in the history of U.S. arms exports took place as part of the Barack Obama administration's export reform initiative.
But a day after the new reforms came into effect, former government officials and critics from the human rights community are warning of the serious human rights consequences and of the negative long-term impact for U.S. foreign policy.
The reforms are part of the Export Control Reform Initiative (ECRI)... (GunPolicy.org)