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ON SITE INSPECTIONS A MAJOR ARMS CONTROL VERIFICATION TOOL

GCSP Report, 2012

There are approximately 15 bilateral or multilateral international treaties or arrangements dealing with arms control, non-proliferation and disarmament, many of which include an on-site inspection (OSI) regime as part of the treaty’s verification regime. Other inspections arise as a result of specific, often unique, events, such as those following the Iraq war. To date, tens of thousands of inspections have been conducted. Most of these are routine and are based on declarations provided by the party being inspected that need to be confirmed. Others, much fewer in number, are of a challenge type and involve more of a fact-finding mission. This study examines these inspection regimes with a view to assessing their usefulness and effectiveness, both individually and collectively.

Gathering Arms and Ammunition Data in the Field: Advice for Researchers

An Introductory Guide to the Identification of Small Arms, Light Weapons, and Associated Ammunition, 2018

The full text of the Handbook is freely available online: http://www.smallarmssurvey.org/resources/publications/by-type/handbooks/weapons-id-handbook.html Arms and ammunition are evidence. Many weapons carry marks that, combined with their physical characteristics, reveal important information about them, including their manufacturer, age, and origin. This information, in turn, provides vital clues about the sources and flows of weapons in the area in which they were found. The goal of this Handbook is to provide the reader with a basic understanding of how to identify and analyse small arms and light weapons, and to track their proliferation. The process of identifying arms is complex, and no single guide can provide all of the information required to identify every weapon or round of ammunition that may be encountered at crime scenes or in conflict zones. Instead, this guide explains the process by which weapons and ammunition are identified and arms flows are tracked. Reference material on specific small arms, light weapons, and ammunition is included throughout the guide. This material will help readers to take the steps necessary to identify the make and model of the most commonly encountered weapons and ammunition.

A Blueprint for a U.S. Firearms Data Infrastructure NORC Expert Panel Final Report October

A Blueprint for a U.S. Firearms Data Infrastructure, 2020

This report makes recommendations for priority changes to the U.S. firearms data infrastructure. The recommendations include steps to improve existing data collections that can be implemented immediately and long-term changes in strategy to build a more robust and scalable firearms data infrastructure.