Arms trade

Latest headlines from The Ferret about the global trade in arms and weapons.

Arms trade, Human rights

Saudi-led forces face trials over alleged war crimes linked to Fife arms firm

Billy Briggs on February 20, 2020February 20, 2020

Since the Yemen war began in 2015, war crime allegations have been linked to bombs made by US arms firm Raytheon, which has a factory in Fife.

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Arms trade, International

‘New processes’ for illegal Saudi arms sales, says minister

Billy Briggs on February 7, 2020February 7, 2020

The UK government says "new processes" have been established to prevent unlawful arms sales to Saudi Arabia after it emerged a court ruling had been violated several times.

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Arms trade, Human rights, International

Scottish school children targeted by arms firm allegedly complicit in war crimes

Billy Briggs on January 21, 2020January 22, 2020

Leonardo is targeting school leavers to work on Typhoon jets which have been used by the Saudis in Yemen's conflict.

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Politics, Arms trade

UK tried “diplomatic blackmail” to force Mandela to buy Scottish warships

Joe Lo on January 16, 2020January 16, 2020

In 1995 the UK Conservative government threatened to cut back naval co-operation with Nelson Mandela's South Africa unless it bought Scottish warships.

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Arms firms executives could face investigation for complicity in war crimes

Billy Briggs on December 12, 2019January 22, 2020

Executives of a US arms firm which makes smart bombs in Fife could face investigation for potentially aiding and abetting alleged war crimes in Yemen by a military coalition led by Saudi Arabia.

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Arms firms in Scotland profit from walls to keep out asylum seekers

Billy Briggs on November 5, 2019January 22, 2020

Arms firms in Scotland given taxpayers' money are profiting from border security contracts in Europe designed to keep out asylum seekers.

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Arms firms selling weaponry to Turkey awarded £15m of tax payers’ money

Billy Briggs on October 23, 2019January 22, 2020

The Scottish Government has handed nearly £15 million to arms firms with factories in Scotland who sell weaponry to Turkey.

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Bomb firm told Scottish Enterprise munitions were “key growth area”

Billy Briggs on September 16, 2019September 17, 2019

An Ayrshire firm making explosives told Scottish Enterprise that munitions were a "key growth area" when applying for taxpayers' money.

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Arms firms in Scotland fail to make checks to prevent war crimes

Billy Briggs on September 14, 2019September 14, 2019

Arms firms in Scotland are failing to make human rights checks which could prevent their products from being used in potential war crimes.

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Arms trade

Arms trade, Human rights

Saudi-led forces face trials over alleged war crimes linked to Fife arms firm

Arms trade, International

‘New processes’ for illegal Saudi arms sales, says minister

Arms trade, Human rights, International

Scottish school children targeted by arms firm allegedly complicit in war crimes

Politics, Arms trade

UK tried “diplomatic blackmail” to force Mandela to buy Scottish warships

Arms trade, International

Arms firms executives could face investigation for complicity in war crimes

Arms trade, Human rights, International

Arms firms in Scotland profit from walls to keep out asylum seekers

Arms trade, International

Arms firms selling weaponry to Turkey awarded £15m of tax payers’ money

Arms trade

Bomb firm told Scottish Enterprise munitions were “key growth area”

Arms trade, International

Arms firms in Scotland fail to make checks to prevent war crimes

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