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Here members drill in a railway station in Chongqing in January 2006. © Liu Chan/Xinhua/AP Photo  \nTrickle and Torrent  \nSTATE STOCKPILES  \nINTRODUCTION   \nIt was a small event. In October 2005, Yemeni officials revealed that two AK-47 rifles used in a major terrorist attack in Jeddah the year before had been traced to the Yemeni Ministry of Defence ( Yemen Observer, 2005) . The underlying problem is not exceptional, for no country is immune to loss of its official weapons. In most countries the process is a trickle, in others a steady stream, and in some it can degenerate into an outright torrent.  \nThe sight of public arsenals undermining public security is a reminder of the fundamental importance of stockpile management and security. The risks are widely acknowledged, as the 2001 UN Programme of Action testifies. But policymaking has been retarded, in the first instance by the lack of basic information. How many military and law enforcement small arms are there in the world? Which counties have the largest arsenals? Which are at greatest risk of loss?  \nThis chapter reviews the global distribution of firearms among state-sponsored armed forces. Its findings include the following:  \n• Official reports confirm the existence of 910,615 million law enforcement firearms. Approximately 25.4 million others are estimated to exist, for a combined global total of at least 26.3 million law enforcement weapons.  \n• Extrapolation techniques conservatively show there are approximately 200 million modern, official military firearms worldwide.  \n• Approximately 141 million military firearms are automatic rifles, some 27 million are pistols and revolvers, some 12 million are machine guns, and roughly 20 million are other types. These figures do not include older weapons still in storage.  \n• Global military firearms inventories are concentrated among relatively few countries, with approximately twothirds controlled by just ten countries.  \n• A key measure of international transparency, 16,328,000 military firearms have been publicly declared by their governments, roughly eight per cent of the suspected total.  \n• Many governments are willing to provide data on official small arms, but there is no international mechanism to facilitate reporting.  \n• Better security over official stockpiles requires greater transparency and anticipatory action to counter known and potential dangers.  \nThese estimates of global law enforcement firearms inventories and military stockpiles are the most comprehensive ever. They reveal a substantially higher figure for law enforcement inventories than earlier assumed. Previously estimated at 18 million (Small Arms Survey, 2001, p. 88; 2002, p. 104), more complete research shows there are at least 26.3 million firearms. The actual total is almost certainly higher, since the size of major domestic security agencies (and their weapons stocks) remains unknown in many countries.  \n2  \nGovernment stockpiles are targets for theft, illegal diversion, and questionable sales.  \n38 SMALL ARMS SURVEY 2006  \nPrevious military stockpiles estimates advanced by the Small Arms Survey totalled 226 million–241 million weapons (Small Arms Survey, 2001, p. 88; 2002, p. 104). This yearbook introduces a system of tailored estimating ratios, based on readily observable military doctrine. The result is greater certainty and accuracy. Global military inventories are estimated conservatively to hold at least 200 million firearms. This approach also permits the first breakdown of military stockpiles by weapons type.  \nThe government-owned small arms identified in this chapter constitute the largest coherent stockpiles in the world. Correspondingly, they also create large-scale risks. The guns in civilian possession, by contrast, are typically dispersed among millions of owners in small individual holdings. Government-owned small arm","cbCaivMDpNIOoCZY","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaivMDpNIOoCZY","pdf",1684327,28,"English","# Introduction\n# State Stockpiles\n## Trickle and Torrent\n## Global inventory estimates\n# State Arsenals: Big and Risky","[{\"question\":\"What problem does the chapter focus on regarding state weapons?\",\"answer\":\"It highlights how official weapons in public stockpiles can undermine security through theft, illegal diversion, and questionable sales.\"},{\"question\":\"How does the chapter estimate global military and law enforcement firearms?\",\"answer\":\"It uses conservatively extrapolated totals for global inventories and tailored estimating ratios grounded in observable military doctrine.\"},{\"question\":\"Why are government arsenals considered higher risk than civilian ownership?\",\"answer\":\"Because official weapons are concentrated in coherent stockpiles that can be moved in large quantities, increasing the potential for sudden, catastrophic loss of control.\"}]","Small Arms Survey 2006 - Trickle and Torrent - State Stockpiles | PDF",1791014781,71]