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Factors in changes in international trade in conventional weapons & the implications of those changes for international security are examined. During the Cold War, arms & technology transfers followed the geographical paths of interest to the US & the Soviets. In the 1980s & 1990s, most of the advanced weaponry found its way to the Near East & East & South Asia. Economics rather than politics appears to be driving arms sales in the post-Cold War era, although the war on terrorism may change that. The US has become by far the dominant supplier in a market with a surplus of weapons production capabilities. Legal & illegal trade in light weapons has supported major intra- & interstate conflicts in the last decade. Efforts of the UN & nongovernmental organizations to control light weapons, land mines, & illicit arms transfers & international agreements on nuclear arms are described. 2 Tables. M. Pflum

Poneman reviews 'Cascade of Arms: Managing Conventional Weapons Proliferation' edited by Andrew J. Pierre.

The adoption of Protocol V to the UN Convention on Certain Conventional Weapons represents a shift in focus for weapons law towards the long-term after-effects of weapons. This note considers this development.

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