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AK-47 changed the face of war [audio 7min]

There are as many as 100 million AK-47s in the world. At the center of modern armed conflict, the weapons have also been glorified in rap music, gangster films and on national flags. In AK-47: The Weapon That Changed the Face of War (Wiley), author Larry Kahaner traces the weapon's role in modern culture. Kahaner is interviewed by journalist Andrea Seabrook.
Read entire article at NPR "Weekend Edition Sunday"