Britse clusterbommen ook in Afrika gebruikt
…threat as they go about their daily lives,” Richard Lloyd, director of Landmine Action, said. Roger Berry, chairman of the Commons select committee investigating British arms exports, has tabled a…
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Shareholder values
…the classic excuse of arms companies was raised again: we only sell weapons that we are allowed to sell by our governments. This is about politics and we don’t do…
Arms export policy used as greenwash
…been protesting for years against arms exports to Arab regimes (such as armoured vehicles to Egypt and Bahrain, anti-tank weapons and small arms to Libya, and about anything to Saudi-Arabia)…
Not so SMART
…potential Iranian threat – the official version of NATO – but also against Russia’s ballistic missile arsenal. And it’s not just Iran or Russia: it’s about ‘full spectrum dominance’ –…
Four corvettes for Vietnam
…In December 2009 it agreed to buy six Kilo-class submarines from Russia for about $2 billion; also Sukhoi fighter jets are on order. In August this year it received the…
Arms embargoes and business as usual – Libya and Indonesia
…document it appears that the two Dutch companies waited for embargo to expire, to resume their business in October 2000. Of course this raises the question if Washington knew about…
Arms industry into climate change
…new profit areas. Surprisingly clear about this was the jubilant announcement for the second Energy Environmental defence and Security (E2DS) conference last May: “The defence market worldwide is worth a…
No lessons learned?
…be “adequately considered”. That virus of weakening export control for the sake of economic interests has infected Dutch politics as well, with industry representatives eager to complain about the lack…
Dutch Defence minister has ‘no morals’ in tank deal with Indonesia
…When Dutch MP’s heard about Jakarta’s interest they raised the issue with Defence minister Hans Hillen, who confirmed ongoing talks but refused to discuss the issue. He notably refused to…
Taiwan’s latest submarine plans: Dutch design?
…– Taiwan’s only combat-ready subs – which were acquired from the Netherlands in the 1980s”. While there has been speculation about this option for many years, such clear reference to…