Trading in Death: Weapons, Warfare and the Modern Arms Race by James Adams
An informative book on the battles being fought around the world, the weapons needed to fight them and how those weapons get into the hands of the people who want them. Some of the key events singled out are the Afghan War, the Lauro ship hijack and nuclear proliferation. James Adams also wrote "The Financing of Terror", "Secret Armies" and "Ambush".