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illegal arms trade  

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  • The selling, buying, and transportation of military technologies and products outside of the world's formal markets, law, and policies is one of the largest segments of the hidden illegal global economy. The term illegal arms trade refers to those transfers that are not authorized by either one or both of the states concerned in the transfers or are made in violation of the legislation of any of the parties concerned. [Source: Encyclopedia of Global Studies; Illegal Trade, Arms]

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