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## Arms Deals
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#### Arms deals and similar forms of military aid create, prolong, and intensify conflict.
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* [CATO: Thrall and Dorminey 18](https://www.cato.org/publications/policy-analysis/risky-business-role-arms-sales-us-foreign-policy#full)
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* Arms sales **make conflict more likely**.
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* Recipients of new weapons feel more confident about launching attacks or because changes in the local balance of power can fuel tensions and promote preventive strikes by others.
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* Arms sales can also **prolong and intensify ongoing conflicts** and **erode regional stability**
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* Some cited studies:
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* Sub-Saharan Africa study: *“arms transfers are significant and positive predictors of increased probability of war.’”*
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* Africa study: *"Weapons imports are essential additives in this recipe for armed conflict and carnage.”*
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