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The US State Department has approved both the potential sale of 6 Bell AH-1Z Viper attack helicopters, cost $450m and 6 Boeing-made AH-64E Apache #attack #helicopters, cost $1.5bn to the #Philippines in advance of Manila's final decision which to buy. https://www.defensenews.com/global/asia-pacific/2020/04/30/us-approves-apache-viper-attack-helicopter-options-for-philippines/
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Oil-dependent states as #Saudi Arabia, long one of the biggest buyers in the global arms bazaar, could face a double whammy on military spending, as record low oil prices on top of the #coronavirus panic play havoc with their original spending projections. https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2020/apr/30/trump-hawking-us-military-hardware-global-leaders-/
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Trial of 6 prisoners concluded April 24 2020, with the judges convicting and sentencing all for treason, because of peaceful demonstration condemning racism against Papuans in front of Presidential Palace, Jakarta, August 28, 2019. #FreePapuanPoliticalPrisoners. @etan009 @friwp.
Trial of 6 prisoners concluded April 24 2020, with the judges convicting and sentencing all for treason, because of peaceful demonstration condemning racism against Papuans in front of Presidential Palace, Jakarta, August 28, 2019. #FreePapuanPoliticalPrisoners. @etan009 @friwp.
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As states armed with nuclear weapons turn to machine learning techniques to enhance their nuclear C3 systems, the US and its competitors should take care that these new tools do not inadvertently accelerate crisis instability or an arms race. https://www.c4isrnet.com/thought-leadership/2020/04/30/when-machine-learning-comes-to-nuclear-communication-systems/
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History of protest on Denver University. In 1970 students launched a three-day strike, demanding among more: immediate withdrawal of all US troops from Southeast Asia; and an end to all campus military research. https://magazine.du.edu/woodstockwest/
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Spanish government is to introduce in situ checks on final destination and use of arms and potential dual-use products sold to other countries. https://webcache.googleusercontent.com/search?q=cache:mr7aMwS9vUEJ:https://www.janes.com/article/95877/spanish-government-introduces-in-situ-arms-sales-checks+&cd=2&hl=en&ct=clnk&gl=nl
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Spanish government is to introduce in situ checks on final destination and use of arms and potential dual-use products sold to other countries. https://webcache.googleusercontent.com/search?q=cache:mr7aMwS9vUEJ:https://www.janes.com/article/95877/spanish-government-introduces-in-situ-arms-sales-checks+&cd=2&hl=en&ct=clnk&gl=nl
Amendment to national arms control rules was approved by Spain’s cabinet, see in Spanish https://www.boe.es/boe/dias/2020/04/29/pdfs/BOE-A-2020-4708.pdf
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Men’s Football. Campaign Against Arms Trade #CAAT demand ownership rules to be stronger. Why? Read more on it. #premierleague https://morningstaronline.co.uk/article/s/caat-demand-ownership-rules-be-stronger
Men’s Football. Campaign Against Arms Trade #CAAT demand ownership rules to be stronger. Why? Read more on it. #premierleague https://morningstaronline.co.uk/article/s/caat-demand-ownership-rules-be-stronger
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#US Navy selected #Fincantieri’s #FREMM multi-purpose frigate. The #Marinette Marine shipyard is also on the hook for building mono-hull littoral combat ships and a frigate version of it for #Saudi Arabia, is now a major player in US Navy shipbuilding. https://www.defensenews.com/breaking-news/2020/04/30/the-us-navy-selects-fincantieri-design-for-next-generation-frigate/
***#Russian arms production slowed by #coronavirus, analysts find. A report drawing on anonymised phone data, and other open-source information belies Vladimir Putin’s everything’s-under-control message. https://www.defenseone.com/technology/2020/05/russian-arms-production-slowed-coronavirus-analysts-find/165071/