Weapons, wealth, and health: the arms industry as a commercial determinant of health

Mark Bellis; Lisa  Jones; Jennifer Tucker; Robert Muggah; Karen Elizabeth; Kat Ford; emily smith; Gene Feder

doi:10.1136/bmj-2025-086166

Weapons, wealth, and health: the arms industry as a commercial determinant of health

Mark Bellis
, Lisa Jones
, Jennifer Tucker
, Robert Muggah
, Karen Elizabeth
, Kat Ford
, emily smith
, Gene Feder

Liverpool John Moores University
Center for the Study of Guns & Society, Wesleyan University, Middletown, CT, USA
garapé Institute, Rio de Janeiro,
Bristol University

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Original language	English
Journal	BMJ
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1136/bmj-2025-086166
Publication status	Published - 2 Sept 2025

UN SDGs

This output contributes to the following UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)

SDG 3 Good Health and Well-being
SDG 12 Responsible Consumption and Production
SDG 16 Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions

Keywords

commercial determinants
Military
health

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10.1136/bmj-2025-086166

Weapons of influence: tactics of a growing global arms industry and needed health actions
Bellis, M., Jones, L., Tucker, J., Muggah, R., Elizabeth, K., smith, E., Ford, K. & Feder, G., 1 Sept 2025, In: BMJ. 390, e086167.
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Weapons of influence: tactics of a growing global arms industry and needed health actions

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