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Green kill

News in Brief | July - August 2010

BAE Systems, the world’s largest arms manufacturer, is to develop lead-free bullets for the British army. ...

DSEi victory

News in Brief | July - August 2010

At the end of May, seven anti-arms trade protestors were found “not guilty” by district judge Quentin Purdy at Westminster magistrates court. ...

Kirk out

News in Brief | June 2010

On 20 May at Nottingham magistrates’ court, anti-arms-trade activist Kirk Jackson was found guilty of aggravated trespass for his part in a protest that shut down an arms company for a day. ...

EDO on trial: Decommissioners go to court

by Matthew Biddle | News | May 2010

The six EDO Decommissioners, who caused £300,000 damage to the EDO MBM arms factory in Brighton to protest against the war on Gaza, go to trial on 17 May. ...

Rats out, ship down?

News in Brief | May 2010

On 12 April, the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute declared that BAE sold £21bn of arms in 2008, though arms sales from BAE’s British factories actually fell, making it the largest w ...

What effect would a hung parliament have on war and peace?

by Matthew Biddle | Feature | May 2010

Recent opinion polls suggest an increased likelihood of the 6 May general election resulting in a hung parliament, something last seen in 1974. ...

SFO-BAE plea bargain halted

by Kaye Stearman | News | April 2010

Events have moved rapidly since 5 February, when the Serious Fraud Office (SFO) announced a plea bargain with arms giant BAE Systems (see PN 2519). ...

H&K trials

News in Brief | April 2010

Five people who blockaded the Heckler & Koch small arms office in Nottingham (see PN 2519) pleaded guilty and were fined between £40 and £195. ...

Defence accepted

News in Brief | April 2010

On 3 March, Hove crown court accepted that the EDO Decommissioners can argue a war crimes defence at their trial. The trial takes place in Brighton on 17 May. ...

Campaigners challenge BAE corruption plea bargain

by Kaye Stearman | News | March 2010

On 5 February, a brief press release from the serious fraud office (SFO) announced that it had reached a settlement with BAE Systems, the UK’s largest arms company. ...