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1 Aug 2010

Cameron under fire over Indian arms deal

The Prime Minister has been criticised for using his trip to India this past week as a platform for a £700 million arms deal.
31 Jul 2010

Mark Thomas to speak at CAAT National Gathering

I'm delighted to hear that the activist comedian Mark Thomas has agreed to speak at the National Gathering of the Campaign Against Arms Trade (CAAT), which will take place in London on 6 November.
30 Jul 2010

Future of Trident in doubt as ministers row over budget

The Ministry of Defence (MoD) must pay the entire cost of renewing the Trident nuclear weapons system, the government confirmed today. This increases the chances of Trident renewal being delayed or scrapped as nuclear weapons have previously been funded by the Treasury.
15 Jul 2010

Farnborough Air Show is 'shop window for deadly weapons'

The Campaign Against Arms Trade says that the presence of military delegations from repressive regimes and countries in conflict at next week's Farnborough Air Show makes a mockery of the system of arms export controls.
2 Jul 2010

Court acquits 'decomissioners' who destroyed arms company property

A court has returned a “not guilty” verdict on activists who caused a quarter of a million pounds' worth of damage to the property of the arms company EDO/ITT.
25 Jun 2010

Government 'not embarrassed' about supporting arms dealers, says minister

Defence minister Peter Luff has drawn sharp criticism after declaring that the government will have no "embarrassment" about promoting sales for private arms companies.
2 Jun 2010

Fine Arts Fair faces protest over arms trade links

Visitors to the Fine Arts Fair this weekend will find an artistic demonstration against the Fair's owners, Clarion Events, who are heavily involved in the arms trade.
20 May 2010

Will coalition ConDem arms trading unit?

We will get a better idea of some of the detail regarding the new coalition government's approach to a range of issues today.
11 May 2010

Amnesty calls for 'bullet-proof' Arms Trade Treaty

Amnesty International have today joined with campaigners in more than 100 countries to call upon government leaders to develop a "bullet-proof" Arms Trade Treaty.
5 May 2010

BAE refuse to rule out selling arms to UK's enemies

The chair of the arms firm BAE Systems, who emphasises his pride in British industry, has declined to guarantee that his company will not sell arms to countries which threaten Britain.

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