Conventional Ammunition in Surplus
A Reference Guide
Edited by James Bevan, January 2008
Co-published with BICC, FAS, GRIP, and SEESAC with support from the German Federal Foreign Office
This guide is designed to be a user-friendly, one-stop reference for all stakeholders involved in the process, from governments and militaries to international organizations and advocacy groups. It presents the fundamental issues relevant to conventional ammunition in surplus in concise sections. More than 20 distinct chapters address issues ranging from the basics of stockpile management—including surveillance of stocks, accounting procedures, and surplus destruction—to issues of special concern, such as the threat of illicit diversion, the dangers posed by liquid propellants, and man-portable air defence systems (MANPADS).
The entire book:
- Conventional Ammunition in Surplus
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Chapter by chapter:
- Preliminaries and glossary Download (185.02 KB)
- Introduction: Conventional Ammunition in Surplus, by James Bevan Download (396.68 KB)
- Chapter 1 - Ammunition-related political developments, by James Bevan
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- Chapter 2 - Generic Types of Conventional Ammunition, by James Bevan and Adrian Wilkinson Download (101.59 KB)
- Chapter 3 - Conventional Ammunition Marking, by Pablo Dreyfus Download (264.09 KB)
- Chapter 4 - Conventional Ammunition Tracing, by James Bevan Download (102.54 KB)
- Chapter 5 - Stockpile Management: Accounting, by James Bevan Download (125.8 KB)
- Chapter 6 - Stockpile Management: Surveillance and Proof, by Adrian Wilkinson Download (89.05 KB)
- Chapter 7 - Stockpile Management: Security, by Michael Ashkenazi Download (117.25 KB)
- Chapter 8 - Stockpile Management: Planning, by Adrian Wilkinson
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- Chapter 9 - Stockpile Management: Disposal and Destruction, by Adrian Wilkinson Download (150.89 KB)
- Chapter 10 - Identifying a Surplus, by James Bevan and Aaron Karp Download (112.1 KB)
- Chapter 11 - Liquid Rocket Propellant, by Adrian Wilkinson Download (135.37 KB)
- Chapter 12 - Man-portable Air Defence Systems (MANPADS), by James Bevan and Matt Schroeder Download (121.88 KB)
- Chapter 13 - Ammunition Depot Explosions, by Adrian Wilkinson Download (108.83 KB)
- Chapter 14 - Improvised Explosive Devices (IEDs): An Introduction, by Adrian Wilkinson, James Bevan, and Ian Biddle Download (109.04 KB)
- Chapter 15 - Conventional Ammunition Diversion, by James Bevan Download (109.79 KB)
- Chapter 16 - Small Arms Ammunition Lot Marking, by James Bevan and Pablo Dreyfus Download (149.65 KB)
- Chapter 17 - Stakeholders in Conventional Ammunition Management, by Michael Ashkenazi and Holger Anders Download (88.75 KB)
- Chapter 18 - Ammunition Stockpiles and Communities 90, by Michael Ashkenazi Download (89.45 KB)
