Stockpile management and security

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Cyprus: Explosion at munitions storage site kills 13, destroys power station

In Cyprus, 13 people were killed, including the Head of the Navy, and the island’s biggest power station was destroyed when 98 containers of ammunition and explosives blew up at the Evangelos Florakis Naval Base on 11 July.

NATO Review on small arms

The latest edition of NATO Review has the theme "Small Arms, Big Impact".

New report on explosions at munitions sites

Unplanned explosions at munitions sites have been reported in almost a third of UN Member States and on every continent except Australia and Antarctica since 1998, according to a new publication by the Small Arms Survey.

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The importance of international cooperation and assistance to improve stockpile management in Africa

This article was written by Félix Kokou Aklavon, member of the International Advisory Council (IAC) and the Togolese Action Network on Small Arms (RASALT) for the Small Arms Monitor during the preparatory committee for the 2012 Review Conference on the UN Programme of Action on Small Arms (PoA).

Article on stockpile security

An article by the Mines Advisory Group (MAG) about the devastating effects of poorly secured weapons and ammunition stockpiles in many developing countries has been published on the Defence Management Journal website.

US report on weapons destructions

The annual report of the United States Conventional Weapons Destruction program, ‘To Walk the Earth in Safety’, has been released.

Munitions storage

A timeline covering major accidents at munitions depots from 1997 to 2009 around the world has been published by the US government.