The Arms Trade

The international sale of military weapons, from assault rifles and rocket-propelled grenades to more powerful weapons like missiles and tanks, is known as the arms trade. The arms trade provides both dangers and benefits to all parts of the world. This book examines some fundamental questions about the arms trade today. It discusses the legal and illegal forms of the arms trade, describes positive and negative aspects, and explores the future of weapons trafficking? The Critical World Issues series explores some of the most controversial and newsworthy subjects in the modern world. Each book examines the facts about the issue being covered, with information about arguments and opinions from around the globe. Special research projects, as well as a great variety of additional resources, invite the reader to engage with the issues that are currently shaping our world.