UNODA Occasional Papers No.16: Assessing the United Nations Register of Conventional Arms, April 2009
The United Nations Register of Conventional Arms was founded when inter-State warfare had, for a long time, been considered the main threat to peace and security. It focuses on transfers of those major conventional weapons that typically can be used in offensive military operations carried out across international borders. This publication offers historical information on the Register as a tool of transparency, as well as points to possibilities for its future development. It also presents facts and figures related to the Register in convenient statistical graphs.
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Table of Contents
Abstract Introduction Relevance of the register The register’s role as a confidence-building instrument Participation in the register Transparency achieved by the register Points of contention in the past Further development of the register Conclusions
