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POLITICS: Unchecked Arms Trade Fuelling Conflict, Poverty

ipsnews.net » 2008 » October » 9th » POLITICS: Unchecked Arms Trade Fuelling Conflict, Poverty

UNITED NATIONS, Oct 9 (IPS) - With 1.3 trillion dollars spent every year on the world's militaries, countries enmeshed in conflict are often flooded by weapons which are then turned against helpless civilian populations, say human rights organisations pushing for an international treaty to closely regulate arms sales … Continue Reading »

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