Includes bibliographical references (pages 235-246) and index.
Protecting the motherland -- A reputation born in the rice paddies -- Pandora's box -- The African credit card -- The Kalashnikov culture reaches Latin America -- Kalashnikov and his gun visit America -- The United Nations takes on the true weapons of mass destruction -- AK versus M-16: part 2 -- The second selling of the AK -- The last days of the AK?