What is Russia’s top arms producer doing to curb sea piracy?
Vladimir Korenkov, Russia’s top arms producer, has unveiled plans to help repel attacks by pirates and reduce the number of hijacks on the country’s civil ships by use of multi-barrel Rocket Grenade Launchers. More complex than it sounds, the change involves the passing of very stringent laws concerning weapons on boats. (There’s nothing against pirates being on board threatening life and limb, only weapons to defend against them!) Korenkov told RIA Novosti News Agency: “Grenade launchers are more complex than small arms.
