UN ATT Conference, Day Three, Part Two: The US Speaks

Day Three: At the Arms Trade Treaty Conference, the U.S. Speaks, Heritage Foundation Foundry, July 6, 2012. "The U.S. and the rest of the P5 want an ATT that is based fundamentally on “effective systems [of national control] based on common international standards,” with authority for approving transfers remaining the right and responsibility of sovereign nations. The scope of the treaty should be as broad as possible—so long as it is practical. An Implementation Support Unit in the U.N. “could” be created to facilitate information exchange, match needs for foreign aid with those supplying it, and “promote the value” of the ATT."