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Below are groups and resources (books, articles, websites, etc.) related to this topic. Click on an item’s title to go its resource page with author, publisher, description/abstract and other details, a link to the full text if available, as well as links to related topics in the Subject Index. You can also browse the Title, Author, Subject, Chronological, Dewey, LoC, and Format indexes, or use the Search box. Results32 Connexions Library4 Connexions Directory of Groups & Websites 5 Sources Experts & Spokespersons 2 Sources Library Connexions LibraryThe Arms Trade Bang bang you're dead The armed agenda: New Internationalist July 1991 Serial Publication (Periodical) 1991 In the wake of the Gulf war, what questions should we be asking about the arms trade? Militarism is dominating modern culture -- need to remember the personal and social implications of the arms trade... Canadian Information Sharing Service: Volume 3, Number 2 - April 1978 Serial Publication (Periodical) 1978 Capitalism and Theory Kidron, Michael Book 1974 About the permanent arms economy, the latest phase of capitalism. Connexions: Volume 5, Number 5 - January 1981 - Militarism/Militarisme Serial Publication (Periodical) 1981 Connexions Digest: Issue 52 - August 1990 - A Social Change Sourcebook Serial Publication (Periodical) 1990 The Culture of Terrorism Chomsky, Noam Book 1988 Chomsky argues that the United States elites are dedicated to the rule of force, and that their commitment to violence and lawlessness has to be masked by an ideological system which attempts to contr... Depleted Uranium: New Internationalist November 2007 - #406 Serial Publication (Periodical) 2007 This is a special edition with 7 different articles devoted to the subject." Toxic souvenirs"-DU ammunition; Dont' look dont find-Iraqi doctors; We were expendable-US army veterans; The Facts; Who's t... Depleted Uranium: Scandal Update: Against The Current vol. 91 Ensign, Tod Article 2001 In the first weeks of the new year, a new controversy has erupted among NATO allies over possible health effects of the Pentagon's use of depleted uranium (DU) weapons on their troops who served in Bo... Dropping the bomb: How to ban nukes and save the planet: New Internationalist June 2008 Serial Publication (Periodical) 2008 A look at nuclear weapons and their transportation in Britain. "Exterminate all the Brutes": Gaza 2009 Chomsky, Noam Article 2009 Israel has a straightforward means to defend itself: put an end to its criminal actions in occupied territories, and accept the long-standing international consensus on a two-state settlement that has... How Brown Moses exposed Syrian arms trafficking from his front room Weaver, Matthew Article 2013 A Leicester-based blogger's monitoring of weapons used in conflict has been taken up by media and human rights groups. Never having been near a warzone has not stopped him from breaking some of the mo... Israel: Misuse of Drones Killed Civilians in Gaza: Sources News Release Article 2009 Israeli attacks with guided missiles fired from aerial drones killed civilians during the recent Gaza fighting in violation of the laws of war, Human Rights Watch says. The Myth of Precision-Guided Coercion: From Serbia to Libya Spinney, Franklin C. Article 2011 The weapons makers love the marriage of high-cost precision weapons to coercive diplomacy, because it generates an astronomical need for a never ending flow of money into their financial coffers with ... The No-Nonsense Guide to the Arms Trade  Burrows, Gideon Book 2002 A review of the increasingly prolific global arms trade and its economic, political and social impact on exploited and vulnerable nations.
Our Little Victory Johnstone, Roy Article 1986 It took an issue like Litton to get us working together, and in our little victory we can take a great deal of pride. We were lied to, threatened, denied information and harassed, all in an unsuccessf... Outsourcing the Kill Chain: Eleven Drone Contractors Revealed Chatterjee, Pratap Article 2015 Reporters have named eleven companies that have won millions of dollars in contracts to plug a shortage in personnel needed to analyze the thousands of hours of streaming video gathered daily from the... Press for Conversion #52: October 2003 Serial Publication (Periodical) 2003 This issue is filled with detailed analysis of the many ways in which the Canadian government and corporations are deeply embedded in the U.S. “war machine.” Press for Conversion #56: June 2005 Serial Publication (Periodical) 2005 Canada's supposed “no” to "missile defense" was a completely meaningless, PR gesture with no real or practical significance. The fact is that Canada's government did not do anything at all to stop the... Press for Conversion #57: October 2005 Serial Publication (Periodical) 2005 This issue contains more, original COAT research on Canadian contributions to the creation, development and deployment of "missile defense" weaponry, with a particular focus on sea-based systems withi... Press for Conversion #64: November 2009 Serial Publication (Periodical) 2009 This 50-page issue on Canadian government and corporate complicity in the lucrative business of war, includes articles, tables and charts. The Real Merchants of Death: The Global Arms Trade Hallinan, Conn Article 2010 The global arms trade is a $60 billion yearly business, of which the U.S. controls nearly 40 percent, and a political and economic juggernaut that defends its turf with the ferocity of a junkyard dog. Remote-Controlled Killing: The Spot-and-Shoot Game Cook, Jonathan Article 2010 The Israeli military is increasingly using remote-controlled weapons to kill Palestinians. Israel's remotely controlled weapons systems are in high demand from repressive regimes and the burgeoning ho... A Short History of Progress Wright, Ronald Book 2004 If the population growth, consumption of resources, and technological advances continue according to the trend of the twentieth century, at the expense of the earth, the outcome may be disastrous. The Social History of The Machine Gun Ellis, John Book 1993 Covers the history of the machine gun's development, the attitudes that effected its acceptance, and its relation to economic, political, and military history. Torture - never forget: New Internationalist September 2000 Serial Publication (Periodical) 2000 The importance of listening to victims of torture and bringing their stories to the world stage. Articles include an expose of the trade in torture weapons, a look at the torturers themselves, torture... Turning Blood into Money: Profiting from Killing Vlazna, Vacy Article 2013 Yotam Feldman’s documentary The Lab, released in August, is one of the most important exposés of the obscene rationale and execution of Israel’s hugely lucrative arms and security industries through... US Lost Track of Nearly a Million Guns in Iraq, Afghanistan: Officials: Records Remain for Only 48% of the Guns Sent to Warzones Ditz, Jason Article 2016 Early in the occupations of Afghanistan and Iraq, the go-to policy for the US in trying to prop up new allied security forces was to dump weapons, en masse, into the countries. It's only now that peop... Violence Today: Actually Existing Barbarism Panich, Leo; Leys, Colin (eds.) Book 2008 Looks at violence in many contexts: violence by men against women, violence by the state in inner cities, prisons, politically motivated violence and terror and the superabundance of weapons. Reflecti... War Against the People: Israel, The Palestinians and Global Pacification Halper, Jeff Book 2015 Governments today are waging a 'war against the people' -- whether 'securitization' against asylum seekers in Fortress Europe, 'counterinsurgency' in Afghanisation, or the subliminal war of policy and... Wars for Africa's wealth: New Internationalist May 2004 Serial Publication (Periodical) 2004 Discussion of the wealth in Africa, and the wars and violence which it has fuelled. Connexions Directory of Groups & WebsitesCanadian Voice of Women for Peace Established in 1960, Canadian Voice of Women for Peace (VOW) is a non-partisan Non-Governmental Organization (NGO) comprised of a network of diverse women with consultative status at the United Nation... Coalition to Oppose the Arms Trade COAT is a national network of individuals and organizations in Canada that began in late 1988 to organize opposition to ARMX '89, which was the country's largest weapons bazaar. COAT has continued to ... Peace Magazine Bimonthly publication focusing on peace and justice from a multi-partisan perspective. Science for Peace Science for Peace is a Canadian organization which brings together those interested in the natural and social sciences in order to address the global crises facing humankind. The members of Science fo... Sources Experts & SpokespersonsSources LibraryTasers: 'If officers have a new toy, they like using it' Tasers in the Line of Fire Barkham, Patrick 2011 Tasers are part of the modern police's arsenal. But how safe are they and why are the guidelines for their use so vague? By 2011, Amnesty International had recorded 450 deaths after a Taser firing. |
