Arms trade
Latest headlines from The Ferret about the global trade in arms and weapons.
Arms trade, Human rights
UK government broke inspection rules at Scottish bomb factory
The UK government has failed to meet its official criteria for conducting “regular and thorough inspections” of arms facilities every three years at a controversial bomb factory in Scotland.
Nuclear weapons, Arms trade
Ministry of Defence wasted £9m on ‘fruitless payments’
Human rights, Arms trade
University urged to end Saudi deal after rise in beheadings
Arms trade
UK arms deals with Egypt condemned after report reveals regime’s child torture
The UK government and arms firms based in Scotland were condemned in a Human Rights Watch report for selling weapons to an Egyptian regime that tortures children by waterboarding and electrocution.