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		<title>Documents shed important light on Viktor Bout case</title>
		<link>http://www.fas.org/blog/ssp/2011/10/documents-shed-important-light-on-viktor-bout-case.php</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 14 Oct 2011 16:17:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Matt Schroeder</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[By Matt Schroeder As the trial against alleged arms dealer Viktor Bout gets underway, we thought the following documents from the case might be of interest: (1) Handwritten notes that Bout reportedly took during the meeting in Thailand. The notes include short-hand references to various weapons, including “AA” or anti-aircraft (believed to be a reference [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Documents Obtained by FAS Shed New Light on US Arms Transfers</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 26 Feb 2011 02:22:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Matt Schroeder</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[by Matt Schroeder The Federation of American Scientists has acquired two previously unreleased US government reports on arms transfers, one on recent sales of US weapons and the other on arms purchased for the Afghanistan government with US military aid. Both documents were acquired under the Freedom of Information Act. The first report, which is [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Missile Watch &#8211; November 2010</title>
		<link>http://www.fas.org/blog/ssp/2010/12/missile-watch-november-2010.php</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 06 Dec 2010 21:18:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Matt Schroeder</dc:creator>
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		<title>Report reveals $11.7 billion in arms deliveries in 2009, but sheds little light on individual exports</title>
		<link>http://www.fas.org/blog/ssp/2010/08/report-reveals-11-7-billion-in-arms-deliveries-in-2009-but-sheds-little-light-on-individual-exports.php</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 16 Aug 2010 16:21:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Matt Schroeder</dc:creator>
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		<title>Missile Watch &#8211; June 2010</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 21 Jun 2010 15:12:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Matt Schroeder</dc:creator>
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		<title>New Study Examines Global Trade in Ammunition</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 14 Jun 2010 19:19:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Matt Schroeder</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The global trade in ammunition for small arms and light weapons is worth an estimated $4.3 billion, according to a comprehensive new study released today. Findings from the study, which is co-authored by Matt Schroeder of the Federation of American Scientists (FAS), appears as a chapter in Small Arms Survey 2010: Gangs, Groups, and Guns. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>U.S. Defense Department sold more than $15 billion in arms in the first quarter of Fiscal Year 2009, report reveals</title>
		<link>http://www.fas.org/blog/ssp/2010/04/u-s-defense-department-sold-more-than-15-billion-in-arms-in-the-first-quarter-of-fiscal-year-2009-report-reveals.php</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 23 Apr 2010 15:56:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Matt Schroeder</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[By Matt Schroeder Arms sold by the Defense Department to foreign recipients totaled more than $15 billion in the first quarter of Fiscal Year 2009, according to a report obtained by the Federation of American Scientists (FAS). The quarterly report, which is dated February 2009 and is required by Section 36(a) of the Arms Export [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Missile Watch &#8211; February 2010</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 22 Feb 2010 20:52:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Matt Schroeder</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Missile Watch A publication of the FAS Arms Sales Monitoring Project Vol. 3, Issue 1 February 2010 Editor: Matt Schroeder Contributing Author: Matt Buongiorno Graphics: Alexis Paige Contents: Global Overview Afghanistan: No recent discoveries of shoulder-fired, surface-to-air missiles in insurgent arms caches Eritrea: UN slaps arms embargo on major missile proliferator Iraq: Fewer public reports [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Eight Recommendations for Improving Transparency in US Arms Transfers</title>
		<link>http://www.fas.org/blog/ssp/2010/01/eight-recommendations-for-improving-transparency-in-us-arms-transfers.php</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 08 Jan 2010 17:04:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Matt Schroeder</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Transparency is essential for effective congressional and public oversight of the arms trade, and the US government is widely (and rightly) praised for its reporting on arms exports. Yet there is also significant room for improvement. Reporting on US arms exports and international arms transfers funded or authorized by the US government is often incomplete, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Photos of Seized Weapons Highlight the Importance of Stockpile Security</title>
		<link>http://www.fas.org/blog/ssp/2009/11/photos-of-seized-weapons-highlight-the-importance-of-stockpile-security.php</link>
		<comments>http://www.fas.org/blog/ssp/2009/11/photos-of-seized-weapons-highlight-the-importance-of-stockpile-security.php#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 10 Nov 2009 17:25:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Matt Schroeder</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[by Matt Schroeder Photos of firearms seized from criminals in Colombia are poignant reminders of the importance of strong controls on government arsenals. The photos, which were provided to the FAS&#8217; Arms Sales Monitoring Project by the Colombian National Police, are of firearms reportedly seized in the department of Narino from a paramilitary group called [...]]]></description>
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