The proliferation of shoulder-fired missiles among militant groups in North Africa and the Middle East could have devastating economic consequences, according to experts.
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“What would happen to global aviation? It would stop. And then what would happen to the global economy? It would stop,” Matt Schroeder, a senior researcher with the Small Arms Survey, said at the conference. “The implications of that threat scenario are so severe that I don’t think you really can under emphasize the need to get a hold on this problem.”
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