Arms Transfers to the Irish Republican Army.

Abstract

This thesis describes the arms transfer relationships of a non-governmental organization, the Irish Republican Army (IRA). Open source information is used to develop models of munitions, financial and training relationships. These models are then explained in terms of (1) systemic influences, (2) supplier rationales, objectives and interests, and (3) recipient demand factors. Finally, the implications of these relationships are briefly addressed in the summary and conclusions. The closing section also includes suggestions for future research, based upon an assessment of (1) possible sources of detailed arms transfer data, and (2) methodological challenges. (Author)

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jun 01, 1987
Accession Number
ADA184878

Entities

People

  • Laurence N. Schuetz

Organizations

  • Naval Postgraduate School

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Databases
  • Department Of State
  • Employment
  • Explosives
  • International Organizations
  • International Relations
  • Munitions
  • National Security
  • Personnel Management
  • Public Policy
  • Rocket Propelled Grenades
  • Surveillance
  • Terrorists
  • Transport Aircraft
  • United States
  • Warfare

Readers

  • International Relations and European Studies
  • Political Violence and Terrorism Studies.
  • Theoretical Analysis.