DefenceTalkA total of 18 countries filed documents Wednesday ratifying a UN treaty to regulate the $80-billion-a-year conventional arms trade. One year after the Arms Trade Treaty was adopted by the General Assembly, 31 countries have ratified it. The treaty will take effect once 50 UN member states ratify it. So far, 118 countries have signed […]https://www.defencetalk.com/eighteen-countries-ratify-un-treaty-on-arms-trade-59220/

DefenceTalkUS President Barack Obama’s administration signed a UN treaty Wednesday to track exports of firearms and other conventional weapons, offering a major boost to the pact despite opposition at home. The United States is the world’s largest exporter of conventional arms, accounting for 30 percent of the $90 billion global industry. The landmark treaty aims […]https://www.defencetalk.com/us-biggest-exporter-signs-landmark-un-arms-treaty-49212/

DefenceTalkUS Secretary of State John Kerry will sign the first global treaty to regulate the $80 billion annual trade in conventional arms, a US official said Tuesday. Kerry on Wednesday is to sign the Arms Trade Treaty, in a bid to stem the flow of weapons used in brutal uprisings and genocide. “Following congressional notifications […]https://www.defencetalk.com/us-to-sign-global-treaty-on-conventional-arms-trade-49192/