Arms Transfers to Developing Countries, 1945-1968 (ICPSR 5404)

Principal Investigator(s): Leiss, Amelia, Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Center for International Studies

Summary: This study contains data on the transfer of arms to 52 developing nations in the period 1945-1968. The Arms Transfers data (Part 1) provide information on donor and recipient, date and site of transfer, quantity, system classification (e.g., aircraft, helicopters, missiles, artilleries, small arms, or naval systems), and date production began and ended. The Weapons Systems data (Part 2) contain detailed coded information about each weapons system. (more info)

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Leiss, Amelia. Arms Transfers to Developing Countries, 1945-1968. ICPSR05404-v1. Ann Arbor, MI: Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research [distributor], 1999. doi:10.3886/ICPSR05404.v1

Persistent URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.3886/ICPSR05404.v1

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• United States Arms Control and Disarmament Agency

Summary:   This study contains data on the transfer of arms to 52 developing nations in the period 1945-1968. The Arms Transfers data (Part 1) provide information on donor and recipient, date and site of transfer, quantity, system classification (e.g., aircraft, helicopters, missiles, artilleries, small arms, or naval systems), and date production began and ended. The Weapons Systems data (Part 2) contain detailed coded information about each weapons system.

Subject Terms:   armaments, arms sales, arms trade, arms transfers, developing nations, weapons, weapons systems

Geographic Coverage:   Afghanistan, Algeria, Argentina, Australia, Austria, Belgium, Bolivia, Brazil, Cambodia, Canada, Chile, China (Peoples Republic), Colombia, Cuba, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Democratic Republic of Congo, Denmark, Dominican Republic, Estonia, Ethiopia, Finland, France, Germany, Ghana, Global, Greece, Guinea, Hungary, India, Indonesia, Iran, Iraq, Israel, Italy, Japan, Jordan, Kenya, Laos, Lebanon, Libya, Malaysia, Mali, Mexico, Morocco, Netherlands, New Zealand, Nicaragua, Nigeria, North Korea, Norway, Pakistan, Peru, Philippines, Poland, Portugal, Saudi Arabia, Somalia, South Africa, South Korea, Spain, Sudan, Sweden, Switzerland, Syria, Tanzania, Thailand, Tunisia, Uganda, United Kingdom, United States, Venezuela, Vietnam (Socialist Republic), Yemen, Yugoslavia, Zambia, Zimbabwe

Time Period:  

• 1945--1968

Universe:   Arms transfers to 52 developing nations in the period 1945-1968.

Data Types:   aggregate data, event/transaction data, survey data

Original ICPSR Release:  1984-05-03

Version History:

• 2006-01-18 File CB5404.ALL.PDF was removed from any previous datasets and flagged as a study-level file, so that it will accompany all downloads.

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