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Think Tanks and NGO's

Acronym Institute for Disarmament Diplomacy
Arms Control Association
Arms Control Treaties and Agreements
Arms Control, Disarmament & International Security
Arms Trade Resource Center
Arms Control Wonk
Canberra Commission on the Elimination of Nuclear Weapons
Carnegie International Nonproliferation Conference (2005)
Center for Arms Control and Non-Proliferation
Center for Nonproliferation Studies (Monterey Institute)
Chemical and Biological Arms Control Institute
Committee on International Security and Arms Control
Country Nuclear Power Profiles (CNPP)
Export Control Database (CITS)
ExportControls.org
Global Health and Threat Initiative
Global Security Institute
Guide to the Arms Control Collection
Initiatives for Proliferation Prevention (IPP)
International Atomic Energy Agency 
 International Atomic Energy Agency - NPT Page
International Association of Lawyers Against Nuclear Arms
International Network of Engineers and Scientists Against Proliferation
Lawyers' Committee on Nuclear Policy
Ministry for Atomic Affairs of the Russian Federation
Missile Threat
Multilateral Arms Regulation and Disarmament Agreements (UNDDA)

NGO Committee on Disarmament, Peace, and Security
National Nuclear Security Administration
Nonproliferation, Arms Control, and International Security
Nonproliferation and Arms Control - Technology Working Group  Nonproliferation Policy Education Center  
Nuclear Cities Initiative
Nuclear Control Institute
Nuclear Proliferation Status Map 2005 (Carnegie Endowment)
Nuclear Security Project
Nuclear Threat Initiative
Nuclear Weapon Archive
Office of Nuclear Security (IAEA)
Parliamentary Network for Nuclear Disarmament
Proliferation Security Initiative (DOS)
Preparatory Commission for the Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty Organization (CTBTO)
Proliferation News and Resources (Carnegie Endowment)
Proliferation News and Resouces - Nuclear Status
Russian American Nuclear Security Advisory Council
Stockholm International Peace Research Institute
  Arms Control and Disarmament Documentary Survey (SIPRI) 
  Non-Proliferation and Export Control Project (SIPRI) 
  EU Non-Proliferation and Export Controls (SIPRI)
Union of Concerned Scientists - Official Sources
Verification Research Training and Information Centre
Wisconsin Project on Nuclear Arms Control
Working Group for Weapons Reduction (Cambodia)          

Treaties and Agreements

Comprehensive Nuclear Test Ban Treaty Organization
Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty (FAS)
Fissile Material Cutoff Treaty (FAS)

Multilateral Arms Regulation and Disarmament Agreements
Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons (NPT)

Nuclear Studies

Acheson-Lilienthal Report
Alsos Digital Nuclear Library for Nuclear Issues (Washington and Lee Univ.)
American Nuclear Society
Atom Central
Center for Nuclear Studies (Georgetown University)
Conference of Radiation Control Program Directors, Inc.
Depleted UF6
Domestic Nuclear Detection Office
European Atomic Energy Community (Euratom)
Foundation for Nuclear Studies 
International Atomic Energy Agency
International Nuclear Safety Center
Institute of Nuclear Materials Management
International Commission on Radiological Protection
International Radiation Protection Association
Isotope Explorer 
Managing the Atom Project (Harvard University)
National Council on Radiation Protection and Measurement
Natural Resources Defense Council - Nuclear Weapons, Waste & Energy
Nuclear Control Institute
Nuclear Data Services (IAEA) 
Nuclear Energy Institute
Nuclear Fuel Cycle (BBC)

Nuclear Security Advisory Council (RANSAC)
Nuclear Studies Institute (American University)
Nuclear Weapons Archive
Nuclear Weapons Council
Nuclear Weapons Data (BAS)
Nuclear Weapons Database (CDI)
Nuclear Weapons Primer (FAS)
Nuclear Weapons, Waste, and Energy (NRDC) 
NucNet
NucNews.Net
Office of Fissile Materials Disposition (NNSA)
Power Reactor Information System (IAEA)
Radiation Protection (EPA)
Robust Nuclear Earth Penetrator
SWU Calculator (FAS)
Uranium Hexaflouride
Urenco
Wise Uranium Project
 World Nuclear Association
World Nuclear Reactors (DOE)
Nuclear Guide
Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy (Michigan State U.)

U.S. Government 

Arms Control and Disarmament Agency
Bureau of Arms Control (DOS)
Bureau of Nonproliferation (DOS)
Bureau of Verification and Compliance (DOS)
Chemical Weapons Convention Web Site
Defense Security Cooperation Agency (DOD)
Defense Threat Reduction Agency
Defense Treaty Inspection Readiness Program (DTRIP)
Global Threat Reduction Initiative (Los Alamos)
Global Threat Reduction Initiataive (IAEA)
Militarily Critical Technologies List

Missile Defense Agency 
National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA)
Nonproliferation and Disarmament Fund (DOS)
Nuclear Regulatory Commission
Office of Defense Nuclear Nonproliferation  
Office of Weapons Removal and Abatement (DOS)
Proliferation Security Initiative (DOS)
Sandia National Laboratories Nonproliferation and Assessments
 Treaty Compliance (DOD)    
Weekly Treaty Review (DTRIP)                    

United Nations

UN Disarmament
UN Disarmament and International Security 1st Committee - GA59
UN Institute for Disarmament Research
UN Regional Center for Peace and Disarmament in Africa

Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons (NPT)
2005 NPT Review Conference
 2000 NPT Review Conference

Regimes

Membership in Export Control Regimes (SIPRI)
Australia Group
Missile Technology Control Regime 		Nuclear Suppliers Group 
Wassenaar Arrangement
Zangger Committee

 

ARMS TRADE AND ARMS DEALERS

Arms Export Licensing Process     Companies and Trade Associations      Databases        Embargoes     Export Controls      Foreign Governments       

Regional Organizations       Think Tanks         U.S. Government Forms           International Organizations       Illegal Arms Dealers     Victor Bout    

Reports and Library

Arms Export Licensing Process, US Government Forms, and Websites Providing Assistance

ACQWeb
Arms Export Control Act (FAS)
Automated System for Customs Data (ASYCUDA)
International Traffic Arms Regulations (ITAR)
Acquisition and Procurement Related Sites (NDIA) 
Commodity Trade Statistics Database (COMTRADE)
Consolidated Acquisition Reporting System
Convention on Certain Conventional Weapons (CCW)
Defense Acquisition University
Defense Industry Daily
Defense Security Cooperation Agency (DSCA)
Defense Technology Security Administration (DTSA)
Directorate of Defense Trade Controls (DDTC)
Directorate of Defense Trade Controls - Reference Library 
ELLIE Net (DDTC)
Export Administration Regulations
Export Control  
Export Controls: Information and Resources for Researchers (Washington U.)
Export Control Regulations and Resources (Oklahoma State U.)
 Export License Status Advisor (ELISA) 

Export Practitioner 
ICE: Arms & Strategic Technology Investigations
 Lists to Check - Bureau of Industry and Security
Notification to Congress of Pending U.S. Arms Transfers (FAS)
Office of Weapons Removal and Abatement (DOS)
Society For International Affairs
Society for International Affairs - Links 
U.S. Arms Deals (Geocites)
U.S. Arms Transfers Eligibility Criteria (FAS)
U.S. Export Administration Regulations
U.S. Government Export Portal                          
 

U.S. Government Forms

DOD Contract Security Classification Specification
Guidelines for Completion of a Form DSP-5 Application
Statement of Registration
Authority to Export Defense Articles Sold Under the Foreign Military Sales Program (DSP-94)

Companies and Trade Associations

Company Sites (SIPRI)
U.S. Weapons Manufacturers (FAS)

Defense Exhibitions
 Industry Association Sites (SIPRI)                        

Databases

Arms Transfers Databases (SIPRI)
National Data on Arms Transfers (SIPRI)
Excess Defense Articles Database (Defense Security Cooperation Agency)
 Weapons Trade Observer List 

 

Norwegian Initiative on Small Arms Transfers (NISAT)
 Black Market Files Archives
 Country Profiles
 Database of Authorized Transfers of Small Arms and Light Weapons
 National Arms Export Reports
 National Customs Data                      

Embargoes

Defense Trade Controls (DOS) - Embargo Reference Chart
Defense Trade Controls (DOS) - List of Debarred Parties

International Arms Embargoes (SIPRI)                        

Export Controls

Comparing National Export Controls (SIPRI)
Export Controls (SIPRI)

Export Control Database (CITS)                        

Foreign Governments

Government Sites (SIPRI)
Australia Defense Export Services Organization
Hong Kong - Strategic Commodities Control System
Sweden -National Inspectorate of Strategic Products

UK Defence Export Services Organisation
UK Defence Manufacturers Association
UK Department of Trade and Industry Export Control Organization

Illegal Arms Dealers

Illicit Arms Trade (FAS)
Black Market Files Archives (NISAT)
Gallery of International Arms Dealers (Frontline)
Making a Killing (Center for Public Integrity) 

Victor Bout
U.S. Department of Treasury Designates Viktor Bout’s International Arms Trafficking Network (April 26, 2005)

Viktor Bout's Organizational Chart (DOT)
Ruud Leeuw
 Yorkshire Ranter
Richard Chichakli 
The Merchant of Death 
Blog Search on Victor Bout                        

International Organizations

EU and Conventional Arms Transfer (SIPRI)
EU Joint Action on Small Arms (SIPRI)
EU Unified Dual Control List   
Interpol's Weapons Project
UN Disarmament - State Reports
UN Conventional Arms Branch
UN Small Arms and Light Weapons
UN Group of Government Experts on Tracking Illicit Small Arms and Light Weapons
UN Open-Ended Working Group on Tracing Illicit SALW 
UN Register of Conventional Arms
UN Conference on the Illicit Trade in Small Arms and Light Weapons In All Its Aspects (2001)
UN Programme of Action on Small Arms and Light Weapons (July 2001)
UN First Biennial Meeting on the Illicit Trade in Small Arms and Lights Weapons (July 2003)

UN Second Biennial Meeting on Illicit Small Arms and Lights Weapons (2005)
Conference to Review Progress Made in the Implementation of the Program of Action to Prevent, Combat, and Eradicate the Illicit Trade in Small Arms and Light Weapons in All Its Aspects (2006)

Reports

OSCE Document on Small Arms and Light Weapons (November 24, 2000)
Smart Sanctions, The Next Step: Arms Embargoes and Travel Sanctions (December 2000)
Report of the Secretary General on Small Arms (December 31, 2003)
 The Illicit Trade in Small Arms and Light Weapons in All Its Aspects (July 2001)                        

Regional Organizations

Central America, Monitoring Small Arms Proliferation   
Links to Arms Export Reports (NISAT)
Middle East North Africa Action Network on Small Arms
Nairobi Secretariat on Small Arms
South Eastern Europe Clearinghouse for the Control of Small Arms and Light Weapons

Small Arms and Light Weapons in the Horn of Africa and the Great Lakes Region
Small Arms Control in Mercosur
Small Arms Net (Africa)
West Africa Action Network on Small Arms (Foundation Document)
 Western European Armaments Group                        

Reports and Library

A Scourge of Guns (1996)
The Arms Trade Revealed A Guide for Investigators and Activists (1998)
The Arms Fixers - Controlling the Brokers and Shipping Agents (1999) 
Bulgaria: Money Talks - Arms Dealing with Human Rights Abusers (1999)
Model Convention on the Registration of Arms Brokers and the Suppression
 of Unlicensed Arms Brokering (Fund for Peace, July 2001)
No Questions Asked: The Eastern Europe Arms Pipeline to Liberia (November 15, 2001)
Arms Trafficking - Closing the Net (2001)
Casting the Net - The Implications of the U.S. Law on Arms Brokering (2001)
Expanding the Net - A Model Convention on Arms Brokering (2001)
 At Gunpoint: The Small Arms and Light Weapons Trade, Brown Journal World Affairs, Spring 2002
Reforming Bulgaria's Arms Trade: An Update (July 3, 2002)
Arms Trafficking and Colombia (Rand, 2003)
EU and US Cooperation on Arms Export Controls in a Post 9/11 World (BASIC and Saferworld, January 23, 2003)
A Catalogue of Failures: G8 Arms Exports and Human Rights Violations (Amnesty International, March 2003)		 Monitoring the Implementation of Small Arms Control: Central and Eastern Europe (International Alert, June 2003)
Conventional Arms Transfers to Developing Nations, 1996-2003 (CRS, August 26, 2004)
 Report on the Defense Export Services Organization (UK,  December 2004)
Taking Control: The case for a More Effective EU Code of Conduct on Arms Exports (EU NGOs, September 2004)
Foreign Arms Sales (Air University Library, January 2005)
An Independent Audit of the UK Government Reports on Strategic Exports for 2003 and the First Half of 2004 (Saferworld, January 2005)
The G8: Global Arms Exporters, Failing to Prevent Irresponsible Arms Transfers (June 22, 2005)
Democratic Republic of Congo - Arming the East (Amnesty International, July 2005)
Connect the Dots: US Gun Laws and the International Arms Trade (July 2005)
Illicit Arms Trade - An Overview and Implications for the Region (Center for Policy Studies in Russia) 
Overview of Governmental Statements Made at the Small Arms PREPCOM (January 9-17, 2006) 
Sarajevo Code of Conduct for Private Security Companies (SEESAC, 2006)
Controlling Arms Brokering and Transport Agents (BASIC)  
Background Information on Brokering (NISAT)                      

Think Tanks and NGO's

AERADE - Aerospace and Defense Resources
Arms Sales Monitoring Project (FAS)
Arms Sales Monitor (FAS)  
Arms Transfers Project (SIPRI)
Arms Transfer Working Group
British American Security Information Council - Weapons Trade
Campaign Against Arms Trade
Center for Defense Information - Arms Trade

Control Arms
Gun Policy News
International Action Network on Small Arms
Norwegian Initiative on Small Arms Transfers  
Project Ploushares
Saferworld
Small Arms Survey
Society For International Affair