ALPERS Philip <br/><br/>
Papua New Guinea :  small numbers, big fuss, real results / 
Philip Alpers 
 -  2008 
<br/><br/> Despite there being only modest numbers of weapons in state armouries in Papua New Guinea a significant proportion fell into private hands and contributed to high levels of gun related crime and instability. This article describes the various factors that enabled authorities to destroy about a third of the national inventory of small arms. Political sensitivities mean that Australian involvement in the process cannot be acknowledeged. 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>PAPUA NEW GUINEA--SMALL ARMS<br/>PAPUA NEW GUINEA--ARMS CONTROL<br/>WEAPONS DESTRUCTION