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In the Shadow of Landmines -- Jan. 1, 2000
For the first time, an American landmine survivor returns to Cambodia - one of the world's most heavily mined countries - to meet other...
Colombia in Crisis -- Dec. 19, 1999
U.S. weapons manufacturers relish the opening of the Latin American market to sophisticated armaments, including hi-tech fighter jets...
Small Arms and Failed States -- Oct. 24, 1999
In Albania, thousands of guns taken in raids on state-owned arsenals created chaos. In Angola, the proliferation of light weaponry has...
Light Weapons, Heavy Casualties -- Dec. 27, 1998
Assault rifles and other small arms kill the most people in today's conflicts. Most of the victims are civilians, not soldiers. What could the U.S....
The Human Cost of America's Arms Sales -- Nov. 8, 1998
Come face to face with people who have been ravaged by the sale of U.S. weapons to non-democratic regimes around the world. Three case studies are explored - American arms sales to the governments of Turkey, Colombia, and Indonesia...
The Cost of NATO Expansion -- Nov. 2, 1997
The Pentagon plans to spend $67 Billion to buy 30 new attack submarines to replace its current Los Angeles class attack submarines...
Marketing Tomorrow's Weapons -- Sept. 28, 1997
Defense contractors pour vast sums of money and advertising resources into convincing Congress to vote for new weapons. See how...
Changing the Focus of Foreign Aid -- Aug. 25, 1996
With the end of the Cold War, there is a heated debate over the future of foreign aid: How much should we give? And where should it go?
Threat Control Through Arms Control -- March 3, 1996
As the world becomes more complex, the role of arms negotiations is even more important. Yet, the new Congress is set on limited...
Selling Our Jobs -- May 14, 1995
The lucrative contracts to sell U.S.-made weapons do not result in an overall benefit to the U.S. economy. The costs and the devastation...
Armed and Dangerous -- Nov. 20, 1994
From Rwanda to Los Angeles, the proliferation of light weapons may pose the greatest threat to peace in the post-Cold War era. Their unregulated trade...
America's Arms Race with Itself -- Oct. 16, 1994
Does the allure of new weapons cause the Pentagon to ignore the capable systems that we have already paid for? Is the Pentagon driving good...
A Code of Conduct for Weapons Sales -- May 22, 1994
There is growing concern about the increase in U.S. arms sales to countries that violate human rights. A wide effort is underway to determine...
The Black Market in U.S. Arms Trade -- March 20, 1994
Weapons, once sold by the U.S. to other countries, are often resold without American control...
Arms Sales to Saudi Arabia and Taiwan -- Nov. 28, 1993
Two controversial sales of warplanes: MacDonnell Douglas' sale to Saudi Arabia and Lockheed's to Taiwan...
Arms Merchant for the World -- May 30, 1993
The U.S. became Number One arms merchant to the Middle East, and the world. Despite Clinton's talk, the flow of weapons continues unabated...
The Making of a Dictator -- May 2, 1993
Saddam Hussein wasn't the only dictator who became a threat to neighbors with a little help from their Western friends...
Selling Weapons -- Aug. 9, 1992
Military contractors spare no expense when selling their wares through the use of glitzy weapons videos...
Arming Dictators -- March 29, 1992