Divisions still impede Wassenaar export control regime in Plenary

Article Abstract:

The Dec 1997 Wassenaar Arrangement (WA) plenary meeting could not agree on a mutually-beneficial export control programme. Many of the 33 WA memberscountries are sell arms abroad. The WA was set up to control international weapons exports. It accepts regular imput from member countries on export information and maintains the Munitions list and the Dual Use Goods and Technologies List.

International aspects, Arms control

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U.S. retains top spot in latest UN conventional arms register

Article Abstract:

The US remained on top of the UN Register of Conventional Arms list as of Sep 2, 1997. A total of 4,759 transfers of various military ammunitions and battle gear exports were registered in the US, 1,502 of which went to Israel. Majority of the importing states from the Middle East did not join the survey. They demanded for the expansion of the survey items to include weapons of mass destruction. Weapons importation and exportation in 1997 exceeded 1996, 1995 and 1994 statistics. The top six exporters are the US, Germany, Ukraine, UK, France and Russia.

United States, Reports, United Nations, Arms merchants

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