Kalev's latest piece for Forbes includes an interactive CartoDB map visualizing eight months of global coverage of antitank and MANPADS weapons across 65 languages.

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MAKING THE MAP

To make the map above, simply follow the instructions for Mapping the GDELT GKG and use the following BigQuery SQL query:

SELECT DATE, DocumentIdentifier, SourceCommonName, V2Themes, V2Locations, V2Tone, SharingImage, TranslationInfo FROM [gdeltv2.gkg] where (V2Themes like '%ANTITANK%' or V2Themes like '%ANTI_TANK%' or V2Themes like '%MANPAD%'
or V2Themes like '%MAN_PORTABLE_AIR_DEFENSE_SYSTEM%' or V2Themes like '%MAN_PORTABLE_AIR_DEFENCE_SYSTEM%')