The AK-47: a malevolent 'super-power' that changed the course of history
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The Avtomat Kalashnikova 1947 model is arguably the world’s deadliest ever weapon. Len Williams finds out why it has become so widespread, being used in conflicts around the world, most recently during the war in Ukraine
The Avtomat Kalashnikova 1947 model is arguably the world’s deadliest ever weapon. Len Williams finds out why it has become so widespread, being used in conflicts around the world, most recently during the war in Ukraine
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