The deadly arms trade | Géopolitis
Arms smuggling is an ever-growing trade in death: at least 1 billion firearms are in circulation worldwide. This scourge poses a growing threat to global security.
Guest: Nicolas Florquin, Head of Data and Analysis for the Small Arms Survey research program.
Presentation: Laurent Huguenin-Elie
Contents:
00:00 The deadly arms trade
01:57 Nearly a billion small arms and light weapons are believed to be in circulation worldwide
05:34 Nicolas Florquin: “Just for the US market, 13 million new weapons are produced every year”
09:58 A considerable influx of weapons into Sudan, according to a study by Amnesty International
12:34 Nicolas Florquin: “There are many schemes to circumvent arms export controls”
16:20 The growing threat of 3D-printed weapons
19:23 Nicolas Florquin: “There's a whole range of options for creating weapons in a non-industrial way”
24:01 Between 1979 and 1989, Afghan rebels obtain weapons from Pakistan
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