JOHANNESBURG, 9 July 2012 (IRIN) - For a couple of hundred dollars or less an arms dealer can illegally source a blank end user certificate with the required signatures and stamps - needed to transfer weapons across international borders - and “if no one checks its authenticity (often the case) he can ship his wares to the world's hotspots with minimal risk, for maximum profit,” a report by the Small Arms Survey (SAS) [ http://www.smallarmssurvey.org/publications/by-type/yearbook/small-arms-survey-2008.html ] said in 2008 |
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Jul 9, 2012
SECURITY: Ammunition - the next round in arms trade control
SECURITY: Ammunition - the next round in arms trade control:
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