Conventional Arms Transfers
Abstract
This paper surveys conventional arms transfers in the late 1980s. It covers who the major buyers and sellers were. It describes the methods a country may use to ease the economic burdens of arms transfers, to develop an arms industry, and to gain access to advanced technology. Discussed in broad terms are the policy options a country faces in choosing to enter into or refrain from arms exports. The paper concludes arms industries are so widespread, the processes are so internationalized, and provide such economic gains that to attempt to unilaterally control either their spread or their products is not productive.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Apr 01, 1993
- Accession Number
- ADA276717
Entities
People
- George F. Hafkemeyer
Organizations
- Dwight D. Eisenhower School for National Security and Resource Strategy