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100 1 _aALPERS Philip
245 _aPapua New Guinea :
_bsmall numbers, big fuss, real results /
_cPhilip Alpers
260 _c2008
520 _aDespite 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.
650 _aPAPUA NEW GUINEA
_xSMALL ARMS
650 _aPAPUA NEW GUINEA
_xARMS CONTROL
650 _aWEAPONS DESTRUCTION
773 _aContemporary Security Policy :
_gVol 29, No 1, April 2008, pp.151-174 (104)
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