TY  - BOOK
AU  - ALPERS Philip
TI  - Papua New Guinea: small numbers, big fuss, real results 
PY  - 2008///
KW  - PAPUA NEW GUINEA
KW  - SMALL ARMS
KW  - ARMS CONTROL
KW  - WEAPONS DESTRUCTION
N2  - 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
ER  -