Number: RL31686 Title: Demilitarization of Significant Military Equipment Authors: Valerie Bailey Grasso, Foreign Affairs, Defense, and Trade Division Abstract: This report examines the process and problems associated with demilitarizing significant military equipment in the United States. The demilitarization of military equipment is an important issue today because evidence has shown that, because of some failures in enforcement, potentially harmful weaponry and weaponry parts are finding their way into the hands of private, United States citizens, and possible enemies on the United States. Pages: 15 Date: October 30, 2006