Wednesday, November 30, 2011

Death and the salesmen: London hosts arms fair

9:31 AM | Posted by Free Game Zone | Edit Post

Forty-six countries have recently shown the most modern weapons, such as Bahrain ExCel assists despite the deaths of protesters

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men and women capable of more than 1000 weapons manufacturers are displaying their weapons in the port area of ??London this week. Its large sample of the weapon that can fire projectiles 30 miles with precision, it is said, three meters, small, innocent-looking switches designed to make life easier for a hunter and secure.

deadly objects were presented in glass cases, polished and shining under the lights of the ExCel Centre, as delicate ornaments, not to be stained by blood, much less kill someone. The 46 countries that advertising with U.S. giants Lockheed Martin, Raytheon and General Dynamics, including Israel, which had a large booth this year.

Announced antitank weapon described as good to "break the wall" but also "very accurate" and thus lead to a "low collateral damage." Hiding behind the flag of Israel were the Russians, with the Kalashnikov rifle final assault. The AK104 is based on several models, and much more expensive than the ubiquitous AK-47, the favorite weapon of insurgents and guerrillas around the world.

Pakistan announced a "weapon of peace", exhibition in Karachi next year and was "golden" machine guns - ". For collectors, "said science

However, so much so that life in Pakistan is under threat for now, an enterprising seller offers "armor mode". Leather jackets and vests with reinforced lining

  • Some small exhibitors were there to help save lives. Weatherhaven was the launch of a "container capacity expansion" or "hospitals in a box" units that fit inside a Chinook to deal with medical emergencies. The Medical Store as bags and bags of produce of emergency medical care. And it is clear that the provision of drinking water for the troops is a development of the rapidly growing industry. A German company is to supply the British and American troops in Afghanistan with the bottled water for a small filter system, a cheaper alternative and much cheaper to bring bottled water for hundreds of miles across the desert caravan.
  • But defense and security equipment such as the biennial fair is called, is dominated by companies to develop weapons that can defeat an enemy as quickly and as efficiently as possible while protecting of their own troops. MBDA, including those responsible for the sulfur content of "precision" missile Storm Shadow cruise missiles and air-ground, RAF Tornados fell during the conflict in Libya. Executives on the stand of the company said they were not allowed to say how many had landed on Libyan targets, but it is likely that more than 100 have been removed at a cost not yet been revealed. There are reports that some NATO countries nearly run out of bombs.
  • Liam Fox, Secretary of Defense, praised the role of British companies in the arms of Libya. In a speech in advocacy of arms exports, said: "For years, the export potential has been ignored to initiate projects for their own use in the UK needs to change ... Exports of defense and security play a key role in promoting our foreign policy objectives: .. build relationships and trust, information sharing and dissemination of values ??"
may seriously injured, at least not by MPs of all parties, that Britain sold arms to poor countries for human rights have used them against its own citizens Fox said: "Marge, market share gain, not words -.. dirty, but the language of multinational companies can sometimes appear without values"

He continued: ". Respect for human rights and fundamental freedoms are considered mandatory for all applications for export licenses to be considered case by case"

In April, MPs accused ministers of ignoring the risk that the export of British arms used for repression. The government had approved a license to sell the team - from small arms to armored personnel carriers - states such as Bahrain, which has been invited to the show despite its security forces have killed unarmed demonstrators during the Recent events
Fox said that Britain was the second largest exporter of weapons-related equipment. But his speech contained a stick and a carrot: "The industry does not need gifts - or even to get." The government would be "harder, smarter customers" in the future, he said.



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