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Weapons diversion

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is a situation in which weapons and ammunition are taken from their originally intended recipients. This can include equipment originally intended for use by the armed forces of one country being sold to a different country, but the most common cause of weapons diversion involves the capture of
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found that 30% of all weapons diversions were due to battlefield capture. Of the weapons captured, 16% had been manufactured within the last eight years, meaning that diversion can occur within just a few years of the initial manufacture and export.
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Tobin, Emma; Florquin, Nicolas; Lett, Jonah; Stohl, Rachel; Shiotani, Himayu (March 31, 2021).
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The Loss of Arms and Ammunition in Peace Operations: Mapping and Addressing the Challenge
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Making a Tough Job More Difficult: Loss of Arms and Ammunition in Peace Operations
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The prevention of weapons diversion was a significant part of the 2014
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Across 321 cases involving 183 weapons and 3,600 rounds of ammunition,
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weapons during warfare. Weapons diversion can contribute to
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Middlebury Institute of International Studies at Monterey
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Middlebury Institute of International Studies at Monterey
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Index


M1 Garand
arms trafficking
organized crime
Conflict Armament Research
Arms Trade Treaty
"AMCOM executes delivery of two CH-47F Chinook helicopters to Australia Defense Force"
Archived
"Detecting and preventing firearms diversion through end-use monitoring: examples from the US (US Blue Lantern end-use monitoring program: firearms cases)"
the original


Typology of Diversion
the original
"Institute Alumni Discuss Risks of Weapons Diversion"
Archived
Diversion and the Arms Trade Treaty
the original
Arms Trade Treaty Implementation Toolkit
the original
"Practical Tools for Addressing the Risk of Weapons Diversion"
Archived
The Loss of Arms and Ammunition in Peace Operations: Mapping and Addressing the Challenge
Making a Tough Job More Difficult: Loss of Arms and Ammunition in Peace Operations
Small Arms Survey
Categories
Arms control
Arms trafficking
Weapons trade
Organized crime activity

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