No arms race, but arms control.
Tweets on legal arms trade, because not everything which is legal is right.
| Peace | arms control, arms exports, diplomacy |
| arms exports | Dutch and international |
| weapon production | Mainly International |
| arms control | new military technology |
If you are bwetting on Pyongyang for your weaponry like #Russia is.
Ukraine military official: half of all North #Korean #shells are #duds.
North Korean artillery shells cannot be accurately aimed, South Korean military expert says.
https://www.rfa.org/english/news/korea/shells-03042024144934.html
Who are arming the world?
Who sells the most weapons?
https://www.statista.com/chart/31526/share-of-global-exports-of-major-conventional-weapons-systems-and-components/
Clear graph, high numbers, but not realy suprising.
The world's most-#sanctioned countries
https://www.statista.com/chart/27015/number-of-currently-active-sanctions-by-target-country/
Volgens Defensie is stikstof geen belemmering voor het heropenen van vliegbasis De Peel, maar Werkgroep De Peel – een groep tegenstanders – denkt daar toch heel anders over. ,,Het onderzoek van Defensie deugt niet”, zegt Ben Alders van de werkgroep.
When bombs are falling, arms industry profits are rising. As war rages in Gaza, we look at how the defence sector is both benefiting from the violence and struggling to keep up. Even before the latest flare-up, global defence spending was rising to Cold War levels – largely due to the war in Ukraine, but also due to a perceived threat from China's growing military prowess. In 2022, military outlays rose for the eighth straight year, hitting $2.24 trillion.
The UK is a significant supplier of weapons to Israel, though watchdogs say a lack of transparency means it is difficult to determine what exactly is being sent.
It did not stop Pro-Palestinian protesters to blockade Israel-linked arms factory in UK. https://www.euronews.com/2023/10/26/pro-palestinian-protesters-blockade-israel-linked-arms-factory-in-uk
