The implications of thuggery as a form of political violence in Bauch, Nigeria by Ilelah, Kabiru Bello, Ab Halim, Adlina, Ku Shamsu, Ku Hasnita

“…The study reveals, through the use of thuggery, insurgency, small arms proliferation, violence and incompetent leaders emerge in the society. …”
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Experimental investigation of tungsten–nickel–iron alloy, W95Ni3.5Fe1.5, compared to copper monolithic bullets by T. Abhishek, Dola Sundeep, C. Chandrasekhara Sastry, K. V. Eswaramoorthy, Gagan Chaitanya Kesireddy, Bobbili Veera Siva Reddy, Rakesh Kumar Verma, Sachin Salunkhe, Sachin Salunkhe, Robert Cep, Emad Abouel Nasr

“…Introduction:The demand for improved small arms ammunition has led to exploring advanced materials and manufacturing techniques. …”
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Understanding the nature and threats of drug trafficking to national and regional security in West Africa by Kwesi Aning, John Pokoo

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Laser Weapons as a New Entity to Small Firearms by Ladislav Kulhánek

“…Today's complex battlefield is placing ever greater demands on small arms, pushing conventional weapon mechanisms – combined with ammunition that guarantees accuracy and lower recoil, albeit at the expense of penetration – towards the limits of further possible advancement in technology. …”
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Religious Conflicts and Arms Proliferation in the Security Law Reform by Olagoke Oluwafemi Awotayo, Olawale Olufemi Akinrinde

“…The relationship between small arms and light weapons, religious crises, and insecurity has continued to be a burning issue in the national security discourse in Nigeria. …”
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The quest for sustainable peace building in Guji-Burji protracted inter-ethnic conflict by Kefelegn Tesfaye Abate

“…It is also fueled by the proliferation and illegal use of small arms, dacoity and rhetorical honor, diversion and the ethnicization of micro disputes, and an untransformative approach to conflict interventions. …”
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A Model of Product Life Cycle Cost Management Based on the Example of the Spartan Multimedia Shooting Training System by Waldemar Swiderski, Wieslawa Rolek

“…SPARTAN is a stationary training system designed to train, monitor and evaluate sighting and shooting techniques for small arms. The LCC method refers to the estimated cost of a product (in our case, the SPARTAN system) life cycle and it is calculated as the sum of the acquisition costs, ownership costs and operating costs. …”
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Body armour – New materials, new systems by Ian G. Crouch

“…Keywords: Body armour, Body armor, Ceramic armour, Reaction sintered silicon carbide, UHMWPE, Fibres, Fabrics, Strike-face materials, Aramids, Small-arms ammunition, Hard armour plates, Soft vests…”
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The Influence of Geography in Asymmetric Conflicts in Narrow Seas and the Houthi Insurgency in Yemen by Khaldon Ahmed Abdulla, Jatswan Singh Harnam Singh

“…Subsequently, it attempts to illustrate the role of geography in enhancing the efficiency of small arms tactics and unconventional warfare at seas, henceforth, realizing the spatial factor behind the rise of non-state actors as a major threat in maritime security. …”
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Farmers-Herdsmen Conflict in Africa: The Case of Nigeria by Ejiroghene Augustine Oghuvbu, Oluwatobi Blessing Oghuvbu

“…General population growth and an increase in the number of farmers, environmental degradation, disruption of conditions for resolving land and water disputes, and the proliferation of Small Arms and Light Weapons (SALW) in the Sahel and West Africa have exacerbated the struggle for the survival and security of economic livelihoods, and in particular negatively affected relationships between shepherds and farmers in several communities in Africa. …”
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New Method for Evaluating Quality of Layers and Coatings of Inner Surfaces of Barrel Arms by Zbigniew Łataś, Marek Betiuk, Jan Tacikowski, Jerzy Michalski, Piotr Wach

“…The paper presents a method for evaluating the quality of the layers in relation to the methods of manufacturing aerological systems on internal and external surfaces of a pipe applicable to production of barrels of small arms. For example, research on technologies of thermo-chemical, developed in the Institute of Precision Mechanics (Warsaw, Poland), presented the results of the assessment of the quality of nitrided layers on the inner surfaces of the barrel caliber 5.56 mm, PVD coatings for pipes with a diameter greater than 30 mm. …”
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Beyond amnesty: Rethinking government’s stabilisation efforts in Nigeria’s Niger delta region by Olusegun Paul Adesanya, Victor Jatula, Rotimi Olajide Opeyeooluwa

“…Amnesty was strategically designed to deescalate further confrontation with militants, curb the proliferation of small arms, stop kidnapping and limit the destruction of oil and gas installations. …”
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Violent Conflicts and Civil Strife in West Africa: Causes, Challenges and Prospects by Nancy Annan

“…These conflicts are often hinged on several factors including poverty, human rights violations, bad governance and corruption, ethnic marginalization and small arms proliferation. Although many actors including the ECOWAS, civil society and international community have been making efforts, conflicts continue to persist in the sub-region and their resolution is often protracted. …”
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Legal and Regulatory Challenges for the Proliferation of Small and Light Weapons in Nigeria by Malami, Salisu, Abdullah, Nor Anita, Mohamed Yusoff, Zuryati

“…The research paper is valuable to the policy makers, the security agencies and the entire citizens. Keywords: Small arms, light weapons, challenges, proliferation, Nigeria.…”
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Measurement of bullet impact conditions using automated in-flight photography system by Ryan Decker, Marco Duca, Shawn Spickert-Fulton

“…This report introduces the Automated Small-Arms Photogrammetry (ASAP) analysis method used to measure, model, and predict the orientation of a small caliber bullet before reaching an impact surface. …”
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Analysis and systematization of experience of state administration of Russian Federation military-industrial complex by O. F. Salnikova, H. P. Sytnik

“…The most popular types of armaments are airplanes, systems of air defense, helicopters, fighting machines of infantry and small-arms. For today Russia actively masters new on your own markets in Africa and Latin America. …”
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Estimation of Ignition Pressure in Ammunition by Radosław Trębiński, Ryszard Woźniak, Damian Szupieńko, Bartosz Fikus

“…This paper presents the experimental estimation of the ignition pressure value produced by a primer in small arms ammunition. Investigations were performed using a chamber of the capacity equal to the capacity of the 12.7 mm ammunition case. …”
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INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSAL ORGANIZATIONAL AND LEGAL FRAMEWORK FOR DISARMAMENT AND ARMS CONTROL by Syroid Tetyana

“…The attention is paid to the UN programs, which are a platform that combines the various instruments and approaches of the Organization in the field of comprehensive security, in particular Joint UNDP-DPA Programmes “Strengthening National Capacity for Conflict Prevention and Peacebuilding” and “Coordinating Action on Small Arms” are disclosed. Taking into account the fact that great importance for the achievement of progress in the field of disarmament and the strengthening of the stability and security of its member states plays the role of the United Nations at the regional level, the agreements concluded by the Organization in this area and the regional centers established under its auspices and the ways of improving their work.…”

Surface and Subsurface Damage Caused by Bullet Impacts into Sandstone by Oliver Campbell, Tom Blenkinsop, Oscar Gilbert, Lisa Mol

“…The shift of armed conflicts to more urbanised environments has increased the risk to cultural heritage sites. Small arms impacts are ubiquitous in these circumstances, yet the effects and mechanisms of damage caused are not well known. …”
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Method for Direct Localization of Multiple Impulse Acoustic Sources in Outdoor Environment by Milan Mišković, Nenad Vukmirović, Dragan Golubović, Miljko Erić

“…This localization problem is of great interest for gunshot, firecracker and explosion detection localization in a civil environment, as well as for gun, mortar, small arms, artillery, sniper detection localization in military battlefield monitoring systems. …”
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