Where is Gaddafi's vast arms stockpile?

Andrew Feinstein

The former Libyan leader amassed an enormous collection of military hardware during his decades in power. Much of it is now sitting virtually unguarded. Is it now destined to end up on the black market?

if Gaddafi's demise is not followed by democracy but, instead, by in-fighting, those who would wage war for control will have a seemingly limitless supply of weapons to do so.

Those looking for explanations for his ability to hold on to power for so long must examine the ease with which Gaddafi was able to purchase billions of dollars' worth of arms since 1969, fuelled by Libya's massive reserves of oil. From 1970 until 2009, and even with a long-term UN arms embargo in place between 1992 and 2003, Libya spent around $30bn on weapons

France and Germany made the most hay while the arms trade sun shone, earning $3.2bn and $1.4bn respectively

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