Onder de volgende tekst – waarin één of meer tweets zijn verwerkt –
staan de 25 tweets van deze week.
staan de 25 tweets van deze week.
[Volgens commentaar
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beter dat die tekst vervalt. Deze service ben ik ruim een jaar geleden begonnen na
commentaar op het wegvallen van mijn tweets op Facebook. Ook op dit
besluit is commentaar van buiten van invloed. Vind je het prima dat
de tekst weg is of juist een gemis. Laat maar horen.]
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| See tweet 13 for the good news |
Nederland (zie
ook 22)
1 – 010518: Arie Jan
de Waard (directeur DMO): Vandaag nieuwe raamovereenkomst #maritieme
#innovatie getekend met TNO @HenkGeveke . Hiermee is snel schakelen
met @TNO_nieuws mogelijk. Smaakt naar meer: gaan bezien of we dit ook
voor land, lucht en IT moeten doen!
2 – 030518: March
2018:
Brasil is supplier of
Irish .50 ammo;
Czech Rep. exports
160.000 fuses (what kind?) to Malaysia;
and Germany exports
large qnt. ammo to Argentine;
all by boat via
Rotterdam.
3 – 030518: Global
Manned Underwater Vehicle Market Outlook 2018-2022: Msubs, Mobimar,
Submertec, Silvercrest, Hawkes Ocean
https://anglophonetribune.com/news/global-manned-underwater-vehicle-market-outlook-2018-2022-msubs-mobimar-submertec-silvercrest-hawkes-ocean/
Netherlands March 29,
2018 temporarily exported dual use underwater vehicle (valued €
38m) to Russia.
https://www.rijksoverheid.nl/documenten/rapporten/2016/10/01/overzicht-dual-use-vergunningen
4 – 070518: 2 May,
the Dutch Ministry of Defence (MoD) signed a contract with Prox
Dynamics of Norway to procure dozens of Black Hornet rotary-wing
micro unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) for the Royal Netherlands Army
and Marines.
http://www.janes.com/article/79816/netherlands-procures-black-hornet-micro-uavsOn
5 – 070518: Voor
mensen met spandoeken in de Bommelerwaard: Summer Course US Export
Controls: Introduction to the International Traffic in Arms
Regulations and the Export Administration Regulations, 12/06/18,
Location: Landgoed Groenhoven, Bruchem, The Netherlands.
https://fullcirclecompliance.eu/full-circle-compliance-hosts-summer-course-u-s-export-controls-on-12-june-2018/
6 – 070518: Dutch
navy goes hand in hand with Dutch naval industry at acquisition
plans. [in Dutch] Marine wil ’eigen’ boten
https://www.telegraaf.nl/nieuws/1996290/marine-wil-eigen-boten
EUROPA
(zie ook 22)
België
7 – 040518: A Belgian
trial for sanctions violations, and an ongoing UN investigation into
the Syrian government's alleged use of chemical weapons, could both
raise uncomfortable questions about the provenance of precursors used
in Syria's chemical weapons programme.
https://www.thenational.ae/world/mena/belgian-trial-could-shed-light-on-syrian-chemical-weapons-supply-lines-1.727068
Duitsland
(zie ook 2, 6, 23, 27)
9 – 020518:
Remarkable: Stop arms exports! a central theme in German 1st of May
demonstrations, according to most press reports, besides anti-racism,
anti-capitalism (No Merkel, but Marx).
https://www.zdf.de/nachrichten/heute/marx-statt-merkel-linke-machen-in-berlin-und-hamburg-mobil-100.html
10 – 060518: Germans
and Kurds take to the streets against arms trade
http://english.ajansfirat.com/anf-news-news/germans-and-kurds-take-to-the-streets-against-arms-trade/ …
via @ajansfirat
Frankrijk (zie
23)
Ierland (zie
2)
Noorwegen (zie
4)
Tsjechië (zie
2)
Turkije (zie
ook 21-22)
12 – 030518:
Internationale Dag van de Persvrijheid. Review: 'We Are Arrested'
[in Dutch]
http://broekstukken.blogspot.com/2018/05/we-are-arrested.html
VK
(zie ook 28)
13 – 060518: Court
Grants Campaigners Appeal Against British Arms Sale to Saudi
https://english.almasirah.net/details.php?es_id=541&cat_id=3
Zweden (zie
ook 24)
REST VAN DE WERELD
Argentinië (zie
2)
Brazilië (zie
2)
China (zie
26)
India
(zie 23, 26)
Iran
14 – 030518: Iran
denies Morocco's Polisario arms delivery accusation - CHANNELAFRICA:
http://www.channelafrica.co.za/sabc/home/channelafrica/news/details?id=a5ad1b26-d2c5-409c-b7e8-e423d11fc9d7&title=Iran%20denies%20Morocco%27s%20Polisario%20arms%20delivery%20accusation
Israël (zie
18, 23)
Jemen (zie
Saoedi-Arabië)
Maleisië
(zie 2)
Oekraïne (zie
ook 23)
15 – 030518: Ukraine
has received Javelin anti-tank missiles from the United States,
RFE/RL reported on 30 April, citing Ukrainian President Petro
Poroshenko on Facebook and a US State Department official. (Message
refers to official March 2018 report on this.)
http://www.janes.com/article/79717/ukraine-receives-javelins
Rusland (zie
3, 25-26)
Saoedi-Arabië (zie
11, 16, 26)
Syrië (zie
7)
Taiwan (zie
19)
Zuid-Afrika (zie
ook 24)
16 – 020518: South
Africa-based Paramount Group is holding discussions with Saudi
government to build enterprises for producing weapons in the kingdom,
CEO Ivor Ichikowitz said on Monday.
http://www.4-traders.com/PARAMOUNT-GROUP-INC-18539783/news/Paramount-South-African-Paramount-in-talks-with-Saudi-gov-rsquo-t-to-boost-arms-industry-26466205/
Zuid-en-Noord-Korea
DEFENSIE-INDUSTRIE
Damen (zie
6)
Thales (zie
6)
WAPENS
Drones (zie ook 3, 4)
18 – 010518: Israeli
manufacturers could benefit from a decision by Washington to ease
restrictions on the US defence industry's sale of armed unmanned air
vehicles, although they are likely to face increased competition.
https://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/us-policy-shift-could-open-door-for-israeli-uav-sale-448187/
F-35
19 – 010518: Why and
how the US should arms Taiwan. F-16, THAAD and F-35's (included B
variant, short take off - vertical landings). How about the position
of those participating and producing for the JSF program? Anywhere
questions asked?
https://www.wsj.com/articles/u-s-fighters-for-taiwan-1525038740
20 – 010518:
Sustainment cost of US F-35 for one year: US$ 1.4 billion.
https://www.defensenews.com/air/2018/04/30/lockheed-gets-14b-contract-for-f-35-sustainment/
21 – 070518: US
lawmakers set $717 bn defence bill with eye on, among more, Turkey.
Legislation asks the Defense Department to provide Congress with a
report on the relationship between the US & Turkey, block the
sale of major defence items until the report is complete
http://www.hurriyetdailynews.com/us-house-of-representatives-mulls-temporary-halt-of-weapons-sales-to-turkey-131353
22 – 070518: Turkish
Minister Cavusoglu will next week "stress that it is
unacceptable to cancel the sale of F-35 fighter jets and if this
happens, Turkey will retaliate."
https://en.trend.az/world/turkey/2899005.html
But how about F-35
partner countries? https://www.f35.com/global
Wapenbeurzen
23 – 060518: 40 MoUs
signed at arms fair in Chennai, India http://toi.in/NUQKhb93/a24gk
via @TOIBusiness
https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/business/india-business/40-mous-signed-at-defexpo-in-chennai/articleshow/64032985.cms?utm_source=twitter.com&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=TOIDesktop
OVERIG
24 – 010518: Terry
Crawford-Browne: Svenska Dagbladet verified that current Swedish PM
Lovren in 1998 (then trade union official) facilitated transfer of
some of the BAE/Saab bribes to the ANC. [With translation from
Swedish]
https://www.biznews.com/thought-leaders/2018/04/30/trevor-manuel-swedish-pm-arms-deal/
Defensiebudget
25 – 020518: The
hawks will have their explanations why doesn't mean a thing, but at
$66.3 billion, Russia’s military spending in 2017 was 20 per cent
lower than in 2016, the first annual decrease since 1998.
https://www.sipri.org/media/press-release/2018/global-military-spending-remains-high-17-trillion
26 – 020518: Share of
world military expenditure of the 15 states with the highest spending
in 2017.
Top 5:
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1)
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USA
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35%
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2)
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China
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13%
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3)
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Saudi
Arabia
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4%
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4)
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Russia
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3.8%
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5)
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India
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3.7%
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Analysis in the new
@SIPRIorg Fact Sheet:
https://www.sipri.org/publications/2018/sipri-fact-sheets/trends-world-military-expenditure-2017
27 – 030518: Germany
doesn't completely fall for fear mongering and military pressure. MoD
gets €38.5 bn in 2018, which is roughly €1.5 bn more than last
year, and €41.5 bn in 2019. That will bring the military
expenditures as % of GPD at 1.28% the next few years.
https://www.defensenews.com/global/europe/2018/05/02/german-defense-budget-angers-critics-including-the-defense-minister/
Lobby
(zie 6)
Onderzoek en
activisme
28 – 030518: Of the
2-3 percent of GNP Britain has spent on science since the 1950s,
close to 50 percent, year in, year out, has gone to military
research. The figure is now about 53 percent.
https://jacobinmag.com/2018/05/science-ideology-ethics-inequality-genetics
29 – 030518: New
bio-weapon concerns loom. DARPA—and other government agencies in
the United States and elsewhere developing biological
tools—characterize their work as defensive rather than offensive,
but the two can look quite similar.
https://thebulletin.org/new-bio-weapon-risks11781
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