Demilitarization – A growing business opportunity

The clearing of land and sea mines, safe disposal of unexploded ordnance and other leftovers of wars and conflicts is a growing business. Global spending on mine clearing and other demilitarization activities has grown from $100 million in 1996 to $1 billion annually in recent years. The steady growth in investment comes from an increased awareness to return lands rendered useless by conflicts to cultivation and industrial use. Besides, a decrease in the cost of demining and improvement in technology which allows for speedy disposal of mines and ordnance has also helped to accelerate the demilitarization process. According to defenseworld.net Market Research, in recent years, demilitarization contracts given out by various countries and U.N. agencies are worth US$ 4.5 billion. The research report tracks contracts, demilitarization activities all over the world, latest technologies and companies and organizations involved in the business. Contents: Different Types of Demilitarization, Why is Demilitarization Important, Scope of Demilitarization, Demilitarization is the Former USSR Countries, Total Number of Mines Per Country, Investment in Demilitarization, Interview with MAG International, Conclusion. No of words: 4033. Tables: 11. Graphs: 4. The report is available for at a onetime subscription of US$250. To subscribe please email editor (at) defenseworld.net or fill the feedback form below and we will send you payment instructions.