Weaponry News

6:23 PM
18-March
2010 Amnesty International Accuses European Union Companies Of Exporting Torture EquipmentA human rights group has presented a report chiding some European Union nations for exploiting legal loopholes on the sale of banned equipment used to torture people. Amnesty International says the law was ignored in order to export such items.
Topics: unrest, conflicts and war, business, economy, business and finance, weaponry, World

4:09 PM
15-March
2010 Germany Doubles Conventional Weaponry ExportsGermany has doubled the amount of weapons and military technology it exports over the past five years and is the world's third largest exporter of conventional weaponry.
Topics: manufacturing and engineering, defense equipment, business, unrest, conflicts and war, economy, business and finance, weaponry, World

10:56 AM
15-March
2010 Eritrea Still Aiding Somali RebelsEritrea has continued to support and arm anti-government Islamist groups in Somalia in violation of a UN Security Council resolution, a new UN report says.
Topics: unrest, conflicts and war, armed conflict, weaponry, guerrilla activity, World

2:41 PM
10-March
2010 More Than 1,000 Firearms Siezed In Philippine Election Gun BanPolice and armed forces have confiscated more than 1,000 firearms from people violating the gun ban in the Philippines, which holds its first fully automated elections in May.
Topics: political campaigns, politics, unrest, conflicts and war, crime, weaponry, crime, law and justice, election, World

12:44 PM
10-March
2010 UN Allowed into Gaza to Detonate Unexploded BombsMore than a year after Israel's military incursion into the Gaza Strip, a team of United Nations sappers has been allowed by Israel to begin discharging hundreds of unexploded ordnance left behind in the wreckage.
Topics: ordnance clearance, politics, social issue, defense, unrest, conflicts and war, weaponry, World

4:07 PM
9-March
2010 Russia, U.S. Start Talks To Renew Nuke Arms TreatyAmerican and Russian officials started negotiations in Geneva, Switzerland, Tuesday for a new Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty (START) to replace the 1991 pact that expired on Dec. 5.
Topics: politics, unrest, conflicts and war, weaponry, treaty, World

10:23 AM
4-March
2010 U.S. Weapons Causing Birth Defects In Fallujah Claim DoctorsDoctors in the Iraq city of Fallujah are reporting an unusually high amount of birth defects in the region. Some medical professionals are even saying the United States' weapons are to blame.
Topics: ordnance clearance, social issue, environmental issue, unrest, conflicts and war, hazardous materials, weaponry, World

3:51 PM
28-February
2010 Iran Exposes Nuclear StockpileIran has exposed the majority of its nuclear fuel stockpile to an aerial attack by moving it from a deep, underground plant to an above-ground facility, it was revealed over the weekend.
Topics: politics, espionage and intelligence, unrest, conflicts and war, weaponry, nuclear policy, World

10:56 AM
22-February
2010 Israel and Iran Beef Up Their Weapon ArsenalsIran's first domestically built guided-missile destroyer was firing against imaginary air and land targets on Sunday while on a virgin patrol mission of the Gulf as over 1000 miles to the East Israel was formally unveiling a new fleet of some of the world's largest and most advanced drones, capable of remaining airborne for more than 24 hours and flying from Israel to Iran.
Topics: politics, defense, unrest, conflicts and war, weaponry, World