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Reality Check: The Danger of Small Arms Proliferation
26 September 2005
Georgetown Journal of International Affairs (Washington, DC), Journal
While the world focuses on hypothetical consequences from the use of nuclear, chemical, or biological weapons, another class of weapons is actually killing hundreds of thousands and devastating entire societies every year. These weapons, known as small arms and light weapons (hereafter small arms) are truly weapons of mass destruction. The need to address small arms proliferation and misuse is just as urgent and critical as their nuclear counterparts.
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