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    Light Weapons, Heavy Casualties    
 
 
he vast majority of today’s wars are started and fought with small arms and light weaponry. Cheap, portable, easy to use, and widely available, small arms are responsible for 90 percent of conflict-related deaths since World War II. Now there is a growing international movement to limit the spread of these weapons, even as the U.S. government gives assault rifles to nations with unstable governments.
 

Featured Experts:
The Honorable Lloyd Axworthy
Canadian Foreign Minister 
Michael Douglas
Actor, U.N. Messenger of Peace 
Michael Klare, Director
Five College Program on Peace & Security Studies
Dr. Edward Laurance
Monterey Institute of International Studies
Lt. Gen. Arnold Quainoo
Center for Conflict Resolution (Ghana)
Joseph Smaldone
U.S. Arms Control & Disarmament Agency
Conmany Wesseh
Center for Democratic Empowerment (Liberia)

Produced: December 27, 1998
Running Time: 29 minutes
Show Number: 1216

Price: $39
Internet Discount: $29
 
 

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