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Weapon Industry
 Websites presented in alphabetical order Arms Sales Monitoring Project 
 This program "seeks to increase transparency, accountability and restraint in U.S. arms exports; broaden the coalition of citizens working to strengthen arms export controls; and to serve as a repository of data on U.S. arms transfers and arms export controls." Covers the project's campaign areas (such as terrorism, subsidies, small arms, landmines, and ballistic missiles), offers arms sales statistics, and links to related organizations and information. From the Federation of American Scientists. http://www.fas.org/programs/ssp/asmp/ Topics: Business, Industries, Military, Weapons Last updated Jul 10, 2008 Arms Sales Monitoring Project: Profiles & Sales Data
This site "provides general arms sales statistics and highlights policies of concern in some of America's major client states." Information covers proposed arms sales, official arms transfer statistics, foreign military assistance (including training), lists of America's biggest defense contractors, and background information on countries that have received weapons from the U.S. From the Federation of American Scientists (FAS). http://fas.org/asmp/profiles/ Topics: Business, Industries, Military, Statistics, Weapons Last updated Oct 14, 2004 The Brooklyn Connection
Companion to a Public Broadcasting Service (PBS) P.O.V. program that "shows the terrifying ease with which a charming Brooklyn [New York] businessman raised $30 million during the Kosovo War, purchased weapons across the USA, and shipped them legally to Albania to be smuggled into Kosovo." Includes background information about Kosovo and about U.S. gun laws and the international arms trade, a "journey of the gun" feature, and more. http://www.pbs.org/pov/thebrooklynconnection/ Topics: Business, History By Place, Hobbies, Industries, Recreation, Social Issues, Weapons Last updated Sep 4, 2009 Council for a Livable World
The Council for a Livable World is an organization "... committed to ridding the world of weapons of mass destruction and eliminating wasteful military spending." This site includes information on the U.S. military budget, arms control treaties, and national security legislation. There are also sections highlighting ballistic missile defense, United Nations peacekeeping, and the conventional arms trade. http://www.clw.org/ Topics: Business, Industries, International Law, Treaties, & Agreements, Military, Weapons Last updated Aug 18, 2001 International Action Network on Small Arms (IANSA)
This site provides information and a large number of links about small arms trade issues. The network is composed of organizations from "over 340 organisations from 71 countries working to prevent the proliferation and misuse of small arms and light weapons." Searchable. Portions of the site are also available in French and Spanish. http://www.iansa.org/ Topics: Business, Hobbies, Industries, Recreation, Social Issues, Weapons Last updated Oct 23, 2002 |
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