<br>Praise for SIPRI Yearbooks: <br> [A] literate and readable account of the world's recent attempts at peacemaking, warmaking, arms buildups, and build-downs. Much of it was written by well-known experts, including Rolf Ekeus, Chairman of the Special Commission on Iraq. A chapter on the history of current armed conflicts is fascinating. --United Nations Secretariat News<br> Consistent with SIPRI's high standards, the book is an authoritative source of data....Invaluable to negotiators, U.N. staff, and policy makers involved in public debates, as well as the general reader. --Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists<br> The straightforward, unemotional reporting of the SIPRI experts and the wealth of factual material cogently marshaled in these reports make this an indispensable reference tool and must reading for both professionals and citizens who want their opinions to be based on the realities of the world armaments scene. --The Center Magazine<br> SIPRI's studies are...invaluable for al