Out of control?
Every year, billions of pounds are spent on armies and weapons around the world.
Cruise missiles are are small pilotless planes containing a bomb, used by the US military. The amount it costs to buy just one cruise missile is enough to build 100 schools in Africa.
Children pass a tank on their way to school in Angola. It was abandoned after a peace treaty was signed in the country More killer facts
You might think that most weapons are owned by the police or army. In fact, more than half of all small weapons, like handguns and rifles, are owned by members of the public.
An immense 90 per cent of all the arms (weapons) bought by developing countries are sold by five of the world's richest nations - the US, the UK, France, Germany and Russia.
Every year, twice as many bullets are made as there are people in the world.
Are you named after something? A relative or a place perhaps? In Somalia parents have been known to call their children ‘Uzi’ or ‘AK’ after types of gun.
Since you started reading these facts, someone in the world will have died because of the use of arms.
An immense 90 per cent of all the arms (weapons) bought by developing countries are sold by five of the world's richest nations - the US, the UK, France, Germany and Russia.
Every year, twice as many bullets are made as there are people in the world.
Are you named after something? A relative or a place perhaps? In Somalia parents have been known to call their children ‘Uzi’ or ‘AK’ after types of gun.
Since you started reading these facts, someone in the world will have died because of the use of arms.
Eduardo's building his school
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