Chapter
Section 1: There Is No Problem
Section 2: The Arms Trade Can’t Be Beaten
Section 1: There Is No Problem
Myth 1: Higher Defense Spending Equals Increased Security
Does Defense Spending Lead to Security?
Myth 2: Military Spending Is Driven by Security Concerns
Economics and the Power of Politics
Corruption and Buying Global Political Support
Myth 3: We Can Control Where Weapons End Up and How They Are Used
Blowback: When Friends Become Enemies
Dispersion: Arms Dispersing Following Conflict, Regime Change or State Collapse
They Were Right Here When We Last Looked: Deliberate Diversion of Arms to Other States and Other Parties
From the Corner Shop: Weapons Bought by Civilians and Transferred to Conflict Areas
Weapons Used in Ways That Are Not (But Should Be) Foreseen
But What About the Arms Trade Treaty?
Myth 4: The Defense Industry Is a Key Contributor to National Economies
The Big Picture: Defense Spending and Economic Growth
But They Invented the Internet!
Modern Buyers: Offsets and Counter-Trade
The Bad News: How Defense Spending Can Harm the Economy
Myth 5: Corruption in the Arms Trade Is Only a Problem in Developing Countries
Hardwired for Corruption: Why the Trade Stinks
Is Corruption a Victimless Crime?
Myth 6: National Security Requires Blanket Secrecy
How Much Does the Secrecy Blanket Cover?
The Real Reasons for Secrecy
How Secrecy Reduces National Security
Section 2: The Arms Trade Can’t Be Beaten
Myth 7: Now Is Not the Time
Is the World Really More Dangerous?
Why Does the World Feel So Dangerous: Exploring the Dominant Narrative of Threat
Conclusion: Is Defense Spending the Answer to the Threats We Face?
Conclusion: Change is possible
So What Can We Do About It?
Indefensible
：Seven Myths that Sustain the Global Arms Trade
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