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Small arms include revolvers, self-loading pistols, rifles and carbines, sub-machine guns, assault rifles and light machine guns. Of the 200 million military firearms worldwide, at least 76 million are surplus.
© Reuter Ho New
Light arms are of little use without ammunition. But there is plenty to go round. Each year, around 12 billion bullets are made.
© Reuter Stringer Mexico
Destruction of weapons is one of the tactics to prevent them doing further harm. But it is an uphill struggle. Each year, over 8 million light arms are produced.
© Reuter Antony Njuguna
Viktor Bout sits in jail awaiting trial in the US. He is accused of selling weapons to many different nations. In some cases, he allegedly sold to both sides in civil wars, even when the international community had set out embargoes on selling to either of them. His alleged activities led to gaining the nickname 'Sanctions buster'.
© Reuter Ho New
Action against anti-personnel mines has been one of the most successful areas of combatting small arms and light weapons. As the issue gained increased coverage, so more countries committed to eliminating them. The Balkans is now the world's first area free of stockpiled anti-personnel mines.
© Reuter Olivier Hoslet-Pool
One of the fears about small arms is their diversion to make improvised explosive devices (IEDs). This is a challenge that forces in Afghanistan have to deal with almost daily, as mines, rockets and other munitions are converted into roadside devices.
© Reuter Shamil Zhumatov
Destruction of certain types of ammunition is vital to ensure that it doesn't get either stolen or accidentally detonated. But there are also increasing concerns (and new practices) to ensure that the destruction takes place in an environmentally sound way.
© Reuter Patrick de Noirmont
Manpads (man portable air defence systems) are one of the key small arms interesting both those who want to secure them and those who want to get their hands on them. They have already been used in at least one unsuccessful attempt to bring down a civilian airliner by terrorists. And a large number of them are missing around the globe.
Small arms include revolvers, self-loading pistols, rifles and carbines, sub-machine guns, assault rifles and light machine guns. Of the 200 million military firearms worldwide, at least 76 million are surplus.
© Reuter Ho New
Light arms are of little use without ammunition. But there is plenty to go round. Each year, around 12 billion bullets are made.
© Reuter Stringer Mexico
Destruction of weapons is one of the tactics to prevent them doing further harm. But it is an uphill struggle. Each year, over 8 million light arms are produced.
© Reuter Antony Njuguna
Viktor Bout sits in jail awaiting trial in the US. He is accused of selling weapons to many different nations. In some cases, he allegedly sold to both sides in civil wars, even when the international community had set out embargoes on selling to either of them. His alleged activities led to gaining the nickname 'Sanctions buster'.
© Reuter Ho New
Action against anti-personnel mines has been one of the most successful areas of combatting small arms and light weapons. As the issue gained increased coverage, so more countries committed to eliminating them. The Balkans is now the world's first area free of stockpiled anti-personnel mines.
© Reuter Olivier Hoslet-Pool
One of the fears about small arms is their diversion to make improvised explosive devices (IEDs). This is a challenge that forces in Afghanistan have to deal with almost daily, as mines, rockets and other munitions are converted into roadside devices.
© Reuter Shamil Zhumatov
Destruction of certain types of ammunition is vital to ensure that it doesn't get either stolen or accidentally detonated. But there are also increasing concerns (and new practices) to ensure that the destruction takes place in an environmentally sound way.
© Reuter Patrick de Noirmont
Manpads (man portable air defence systems) are one of the key small arms interesting both those who want to secure them and those who want to get their hands on them. They have already been used in at least one unsuccessful attempt to bring down a civilian airliner by terrorists. And a large number of them are missing around the globe.
Guns kill more people in civil society than on the battlefield. Taking them out of circulation is fundamental for developed and developing countries alike. Here, the German police parade a find of confiscated guns.
© Reuter Alex Domanski
By 2011, NATO Allies and partners had destroyed the following numbers through NATO Trust Fund projects : 105 million rounds of small arms ammunition; 4.2 million landmines; 2 million hand grenades; 9,300 rockets and missiles; and 1,000 man portable air defence systems (MANPADS).
© NATO
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