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Referendum poster: "Security first! Yes to Gripen on 18 May" Many European governments have used the situation in the Ukraine as justification to increase military spending. But only in Switzerland do people have a direct say in their country's military policy. And the signal that the Swiss people sent out last
Campaign Against Arms Trade has called for Prince Andrew to withdraw his support for the "This is Bahrain" conference which will be held at the Queen Elizabeth Conference Centre in central London, on May 16.
Supporters from Campaign Against Arms Trade (CAAT) turned out in force to shame arms giant BAE Systems at its Annual General Meeting (AGM) in Farnborough.
Activists raise questions at Rolls Royce' AGM This morning a group of peace activists from Sheffield used Rolls Royce' AGM as a chance to challenge the board about their involvement with the development and production of propulsion systems for Trident submarines. The activists highlighted the fact that power of a Trident submarine
Dear Prime Minister We are writing with respect to the National Security Strategy (NSS) review and the Defence and Security Review (DSR), both of which are scheduled to be published following the 2015 General Election. We do so in light of
It was billed as the “auction of dreams”- but Liberal Democrats arriving for their spring fundraiser in Twickenham were met by protesters with placards, Vince Cable masks and some uncomfortable truths. With Baroness Shirley Williams attending as the after dinner speaker and guests including Greg Dyke, Lord Oakshott and Geoff Pope it must
Activists putting the arms trade on trial This morning saw the start of a private prosecution launched by anti-arms activists against two arms companies for promoting illegal torture weapons at the DSEI arms fair last September. The
Photo by Jayel Aheram The latest world military expenditure figures show that spending is an enormous $1.75 trillion. One of the nations continuing to spend the most is the UK, which plans to spend £38 billion in 2014/15. This shows the backwards priorities of a government that is
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