Arms embargo

Arms embargo

An arms embargo is an embargo that applies to weaponry. It may also include "dual use" items. An arms embargo may serve one or more purposes:
# to signal disapproval of behavior by a certain actor,
# to maintain neutral standing in an ongoing conflict, or
# to limit the resources an actor has to inflict violence on others.

Historical examples

China

The U.S. stopped exporting arms to China after 1989.

outh Africa

The arms embargo of South Africa during the 1980s extended to dual use items.

ee also

* Arms control


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