Click the contents button below to download individual chapters. Contents Introduction. International security, armaments and disarmament in 2009 1. A world without nuclear weapons: fantasy or necessity? 2. Armed conflict, crime and criminal violence Appendix 2A. Patterns of major armed conflicts, 2000–2009 Appendix 2B. The Global Peace Index 2010 3. Civilian roles in peace operations Appendix 3A. Multilateral peace operations, 2009 4. Euro-Atlantic security and institutions: rebalancing in the midst of global change 5. Military expenditure Appendix 5A. Military expenditure data, 2000–2009 Appendix 5B. The reporting of military expenditure data 6. Arms production Appendix 6A. The SIPRI Top 100 arms-producing companies, 2008 Appendix 6B. Major arms industry acquisitions, 2009 7. International arms transfers Appendix 7A. The suppliers and recipients of major conventional weapons, 2005–2009 SIPRI Yearbook 2010 Appendix 7B. The financial value of the arms trade, 1999–2008 Appendix 7C. Transparency in arms transfers 8. World nuclear forces Appendix 8A. Global stocks of fissile materials, 2009 Appendix 8B. Nuclear explosions, 1945–2009 9. Nuclear arms control and non-proliferation 10. Reducing security threats from chemical and biological materials 11. Conventional arms control 12. Controls on security-related international transfers Appendix 12A. Multilateral arms embargoes, 2009 Annexes Errata SIPRI Yearbook 2010, Summary in English Navigate Introduction. International security, armaments and disarmament in 2009 ›