MAG and CWMD*
- MAG's approach to conventional weapons management and disposal (CWMD) – downloadable pdf file
Download the latest reports from MAG's global CWMD projects:
* MAG uses the term CWMD (conventional weapons management and disposal) to refer to its operations involving all lethal conventional munitions
that can be carried by an individual or a light vehicle, and that also
do not require a substantial logistical and maintenance capability
(SEESAC definition). This includes military-style automatic rifles, machine guns, man-portable anti-tank and anti-aircraft missiles,
rocket-propelled grenade launchers, and light mortars (Office of Weapons Removal and Abatement, US Department of State definition) and their associated ammunition.
As the scale of the CWMD problem has become apparent across the world, MAG has been increasingly involved in addressing the threat posed by these items. The illicit proliferation of CWMD prolongs conflicts, causes instability, undermines development, and is now well established as the leading threat to human security globally.