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Summary The size of the illicit arms trade is estimated to be valued at $10 Billion.1 Of the total market, small arms trafficking is estimated to consist of $1 to $4 billion.2 |
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Source: Moises Naim, " Broken Borders," Newsweek International, October 24, 2005, http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/9711920/site/newsweek (accessed: October 18, 2006) |
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1. Moises Naim, " Broken Borders," Newsweek International, October 24, 2005, http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/9711920/site/newsweek (accessed: October 18, 2006)
2. Rachel Stohl, " The Tangled Web of Illicit Arms Trafficking," Center for American Progress, October 14, 2004, http://www.americanprogress.org/issues/2004/10/b217737.html (accessed: November 15, 2006), and Mosises Naim, " Broken Borders" .