First published in 1999. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.

Cassady Craft is co-director of IntaLab-International Affairs Laboratory in Oklahoma City

1. Introduction: Weapons for Peace, Weapons for War 2. The Effects of Arms Transfers on War Outbreak and Outcomes in the International System, 1950-1992 3. The Effects of Arms Transfers on War Involvement and Outcomes at the State Level, 1950-1992: Supplier and Recipient Dimensions 4. The Effects of Arms Transfers on War Involvement and Outcomes: Using Military Science to Empirically Test Basic Propositions 5. Conclusion: Weapons for Future Peace, Weapons for Future Wars?