Carl Fredrik Reutersward's 'Non Violence' sculpture outside the UN in New York
A Treaty On Conventional Arms -- New York Times editorial
The world is awash in conventional weapons, like tanks, firearms and aircraft, with the market valued at $40 billion to $60 billion a year. Far too many of these arms are fueling conflicts and atrocities in Syria, Sudan, the Democratic Republic of Congo and beyond. They have been used to kill countless innocent civilians, and they will be used against countless more if the international community does not find a way to keep them out of the hands of unscrupulous regimes, militants and criminals.
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My Comment: I doubt that such a treaty will have an immediate impact .... but it is a start .... and one that (if the commitment is there among it's supporters) can only get stronger with time.
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