Peace and Justice | Arms Proliferation

2010-03-17: Headlines

Yahoo! Tech: The Nation Pentagon vs. Israel? 2010-03-17
... are wary of the Pentagon's role more broadly in the Middle East, since the Pentagon -- and the military-industrial complex -- is fond of Saudi Arabi ...
Boston Globe: Reports shed light on efforts to secure nuclear materials 2010-03-17
WASHINGTON — While public attention is focused on a new arms-control treaty between Russia and the United States, the slow ...
China Daily: Miliband for dual track strategy against Iran 2010-03-17
"We both have commitment in respect of upholding the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty. We need to make all the necessary efforts to uphold the commitment we ...

2010-03-16: Headlines

BuzzFlash: Jonathan Westminster: "The 15% Solution," Serialization, 3rd Installment ... 2010-03-16
... Keynesian government pump-priming, although through a very narrow spigot that dropped the largess almost entirely upon the military-industrial complex.
Huffington Post: Rethinking Reagan: Conversation with David E. Hoffman (Part I) 2010-03-16
This department was in charge of arms control and the entire military industrial complex, known as the VPK. The military industrial complex was a real thing ...
truthout: Why Punish Iran for What Israel Has Already Done? 2010-03-16
It is one of the few nations that has not signed the nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty, and it has never declared its nuclear weapons program publicly.
CounterCurrents.org: American Democracy: No More Illusions 2010-03-16
As a friend recently explained to me, the Dims have become the party of the military industrial complex and Wall Street, and the Republicans are more of ...
The Guardian: Demonstrate, don't celebrate Obama's visit 2010-03-16
A group of government agencies led by Kent Police has commissioned arms manufacturer BAE systems to adapt military unmanned drones for civilian use.
Monthly Review: The Iran Threat in the Age of Real-Axis-of-Evil Expansion 2010-03-16
Most frightening, Iran has a nuclear program, which it is implementing within the framework of the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons (NPT).
Press TV: China remains adamant on Iran diplomatic course 2010-03-16
Tehran, a signatory to the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT), is entitled to enrich uranium for civilian purposes. However, its recent pursuit ...
Brunei News, Brunei Headlines from Brunei fm: NAM CHAIR CITES IMPORTANCE OF DIALOGUE TOWARDS MAINTAINING INTERNATIONAL PEACE ... 2010-03-16
... for Peace and Development, the Philippines will also preside the forthcoming Review Conference of the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT).
Brunei News, Brunei Headlines from Brunei fm: EGYPTIAN ENVOY PRAISES PHILIPPINES 'UNWAVERING COMMITMENT' TO PEACE 2010-03-16
... and the recently-concluded preparatory workshop sessions here for the May Review Conference (RevCon) of the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NNPT)
Reuters: China more concerned about Iran, wary on sanctions 2010-03-16
"We have a shared goal in ensuring that Iran lives by its commitments under the non-proliferation treaty, and we are going to work very closely together ...
Alalam News Network: Moussa concerned over Israel nuclear weapons 2010-03-16
The regime has so far refused to sign the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty and repeatedly threatened to attack the Islamic republic.
ABS CBN News: RP's role in int'l peace, security lauded 2010-03-16
The Philippines is host to this year's SNAMMM and was elected President of the 2010 Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT) Review Conference.
WIVB: 20 WNYers walk to NYC for UN conference 2010-03-16
They'll be attending the UN conference on the nuclear non-proliferation treaty. The group stopped at the WNY Peace Center Monday night on their 400-mile ...
People's Daily Online: Clinton to travel to Moscow for Mideast peace, nuclear arms control 2010-03-16
... progress on a successor agreement to the Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty, cooperation on nonproliferation, counterterrorism, regional security issue ...
MPNnow.com: Peace march winds through Farmington and Canandaigua next week 2010-03-16
The rally will coincide with the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty Review Conference. In the end, the group will have walked 706 miles.
Telegraph.co.uk: Moody's fears social unrest as AAA states implement austerity plans 2010-03-16
Greycoat...its the military industrial complex and the oil lobby that runs America. Even CNBC calls RAYTHEON (maker of TOMAHAWK cruise missiles) as a best ...
BBC News: Iran nuclear issue 'a shared goal' for UK and China 2010-03-16
"We have a shared goal in ensuring that Iran lives by its commitments under the non-proliferation treaty, and we are going to work very closely together ...
US Department of State: Interview with Yevgenia Albats, The New Times 2010-03-16
... issues revolving around Iran's challenge to the international community on nuclear non-proliferation. We are making progress on the new START Treaty.
The Moscow Times: The Homestretch for START 2010-03-16
... disarmament commitments, which are vital to winning support for measures needed to bolster the beleaguered Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty.
The News International: 'China knows its duties in Iran N-tussle' 2010-03-16
“Britain and China have not only agreed on the goal that Iran should respect the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty, but also respect that we need to keep ...
Ma'an News Agency: Clinton to travel to Moscow for Quartet talks 2010-03-16
... agreement to START, cooperation on nonproliferation, counterterrorism, regional security issues, and the work of the Bilateral Presidential Commission.
RT: Israel endures Palestinian “day of rage” as Washington fumes on sidelines 2010-03-16
Clinton will also meet with senior Russian officials to discuss progress on a successor agreement to the START treaty, cooperation on non-proliferati ...
ForexLive: France, Germany ticked over tanker deal 2010-03-16
This is one of the longest running sagas in the history of the military-industrial complex and looks like it is still years away from being settled… ...
Fars News Agency: UN Chief Urges for Negotiated Solution to Iran's N. Issue 2010-03-16
Despite the rules enshrined in the Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT) entitling every member state, including Iran, to the right of uranium enrichment ...
ISRIA: UK - MFA - Students debate nuclear issues with Foreign Office 2010-03-16
As we move towards the Review Conference of the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty in May, President Obama and Prime Minister Gordon Brown have expressed ...
Spero News: Japan: Bishops of Hiroshima and Nagasaki to world leaders: End Nuclear ... 2010-03-16
In the Nuclear Security Summit in April and the Review Conference of the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT) in May, we sincerely hope that the world ...
Know Your Mobile: Get The Crazies theme for your LG Cookie 2010-03-16
... of a town unlucky enough to be experimented on by the American Military Industrial Complex – blood, guts and pitchforks through mid-sections ensue.
China Daily: Miliband for dual track strategy against Iran 2010-03-16
"We both have commitment in respect of upholding the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty. We need to make all the necessary efforts to uphold the commitment we ...
Kyiv Post: Lavrov: Moscow would be happy to sign strategic arms cuts treaty with US in Kyiv 2010-03-16
... breakup and joined the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons as non-nuclear states, receiving in exchange security guarantees, he said.
ISRIA: Netherlands - Speech by Maxime Verhagen at Erasmus University Rotterdam 2010-03-16
... broad-based measures on disarmament and non-proliferation is through the system of international treaties, based on the Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT).
Xinhua: New START treaty to combine offensive, defensive weapons: Lavrov 2010-03-16
Grishchenko said at the press conference held in Moscow that signing the new START treaty in Kiev would strengthen non- proliferation regime.
Tehran Times: Amr Moussa points to hypocrisy on Israel's nukes 2010-03-16
As a signatory to the nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty, Iran insists that it neither believes in atomic weapons, nor, as a matter of religious principle ...
RTT News: Clinton To Travel To Moscow For Quartet Meeting 2010-03-16
... Reduction Treaty (START), cooperation on non-proliferation, counter-terrorism, security issues and the work of the Bilateral Presidential Commission.
Escapist Magazine: Gunners and Gamers 2010-03-16
... any gun: an assault rifle made by arms manufacturer Bushmaster, designed specifically to become the main battle weapon for the United States military.
Global Security Newswire: India Pulls Back on Nuclear Liability Bill 2010-03-16
... to export sensitive materials and technology to India, a country that has nuclear weapons but has refused to join the Nuclear Nonproliferation Treaty.
Politico: Chris Dodd proposal hits Wall Street hard 2010-03-16
Eisenhower warned of the military industrial complex, every president since JFK betrayed America to it (recently now also the banking oligarchs).
Zee News: Miliband fails to get China's support for Iran sanctions 2010-03-16
"We have a shared goal in ensuring that Iran lives by its commitments under the non-proliferation treaty and we are going to work very closely together ...
MyNews.in: 'Hard to separate terrorism and Pakistan's nukes' 2010-03-16
You mentioned in your address about three contentious issues between India and US: financial makeover, non-proliferation treaty and climate change ...
Khaleej Times: There's Heat Down Under 2010-03-16
Taking a hard line on India's long-standing refusal to sign the nuclear non-proliferation treaty (NPT), Rudd also reversed John Howard's decision to sell ...
Business Mirror: NAM members' reps craft Manila Declaration 2010-03-16
We are currently the president of the review committee of the Nuclear Nonproliferation Treaty [in the United Nations]; all these are allowed but we don't ...
RT: Israeli actions run counter to the internationally recognized legal basis 2010-03-16
... of the negotiation process in Geneva to craft a new SOA treaty, as well as discuss co-ordination of Russian-American efforts on the non-proliferati ...
Press TV: Iran's Larijani urges West to quit mischievous policies 2010-03-16
Iran, on the other hand, is a member of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) and a signatory of the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT).
Business Report: United Front: Lula keeps options open with Iran visit 2010-03-16
"Lula believes that international agreements like the nuclear non-proliferation treaty can't be used selectively by great powers to punish weaker countries.
Press TV: Moussa: Israeli nukes, disturbing & threatening 2010-03-16
As a signatory of the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty, Islamic Iran insists that it neither believes in atomic weapons, nor, as a matter of religiou ...
Press TV: Moussa: Israel's nukes arsenal disturbing 2010-03-16
As a signatory of the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty, Islamic Iran insists that it neither believes in atomic weapons, nor, as a matter of religiou ...
ISRIA: Philippines - RP to Work Closely with the United Nations and Other Countrie ... 2010-03-16
With the Philippines' presidency of the 2010 Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty Review Conference in May, Secretary Romulo sought the support of the world ...
Kyodo News: 4 million antinuke signatures to be shipped to NPT review confab 2010-03-16
... of nuclear weapons signed by 4 million people to the upcoming UN conference to review the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty slated for May in New York.
APA: Azerbaijani Parliament approves government's report 2010-03-16
Over AZN 500 million was invested from the state budget in the development of the military industrial complex. There were discussions after the presentati ...

2010-03-15: Headlines

The Malaysian Insider: The likely US-Iran policy 2010-03-15
... particularly the ones that signed the Nuclear Non-proliferation Treaty (NNT), (2) periodic inspections are necessary and available at the IAE ...
MWC News: Noam Chomsky on Obama's Foreign Policy 2010-03-15
... and so on, and that it has a right to enrich uranium for producing nuclear energy, as do all signers of the Non-Proliferation Treaty.
Monthly Review: Why Programs Fail 2010-03-15
The non-proliferation treaty has left us with more nukes, more countries possessing nukes, more sophisticated nuclear weapons, more willingness to use them.
RadioFreeEurope/RadioLiberty: RFE/RL Radio 2010-03-15
"Britain and China haven't only agreed on the goal that Iran should respect the Non-Proliferation Treaty and not become a nuclear weapon state.
Online Journal: It's crunch time but corporate media focus on Massa's salacious behavior 2010-03-15
Blame it on the Military Industrial Complex and greed. Blame it on a lack of conscience. Blame it on broken promises. Blame it on all of us who sit back ...
Huffington Post: Battling the Bipartisan Consensus for War 2010-03-15
President Dwight D. Eisenhower left office warning about the military-industrial complex. Unfortunately, politicians have proved extraordinarily adept ...
Real News Network: Wars sending US into ruin Pt.2 2010-03-15
There's the military-industrial complex, which President Eisenhower warned us against 60 years ago, that is so powerful now that it and the role of ...
AlterNet: An Outline of the Economic Problems in the History of the Soviet Union 2010-03-15
In this sense, the USSR can be said to have developed the first truly 'military-industrial complex'. What did the Preobrazhensky strategy entail?
Asia Times Online: India savors Russian friendship 2010-03-15
... but it provided just the international non-proliferation framework Moscow needed to boost cooperation with Delhi on a range of sensitive areas such ...
Reuters UK: Britain looks to China to pressure Iran 2010-03-15
"Britain and China have not only agreed on the goals that Iran should respect the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty, but also respect that we need to keep ...
Telegraph.co.uk: Moody's fears 'social cohesion' as AAA states retrench 2010-03-15
Greycoat...its the military industrial complex and the oil lobby that runs America. Even CNBC calls RAYTHEON (maker of TOMAHAWK cruise missiles) as a best ...
Malaysia Kini: IGP quit rumour: Cracks beginning to appear 2010-03-15
The politico-civil service complex (corresponding to the military-industrial complex of President Eisenhower's description that referred to the web ...
Forth: Reasons to be cheerless 2010-03-15
This was another instance of dropping the ball, critically speaking, as what unfolded was the insipid military-industrial complex and WWII.
Boston Globe: The deadly current toward nuclear arms 2010-03-15
¦In May, the signatories to the Nuclear Non-proliferation Treaty will hold their eighth regular review session in New York. Since the nations that agreed ...
ChiefOfficers.Net: IndyCar: Lotus - Cosworth to return to the USA. 2010-03-15
Carlton sold Cosworth to arms manufacturer Vickers (they make tanks but have lost their name and are now part of BAe) during which time it developed some ...
BusinessWeek: Lula's Nods to Iran Sow Brazil's Growing Confusion With Chavez 2010-03-15
“Lula believes that international agreements like the nuclear non-proliferation treaty can't be used selectively by great powers to punish weaker countries.
Press TV: Iran warns aggressors of destruction, collapse 2010-03-15
Iran, a member of the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT) unlike Israel, views the claims as "unfounded and baseless as the non-diversion of Irani ...
Global Security Newswire: Iran Sanctions Battle Seen Dragging Into June 2010-03-15
"Britain and China haven't only agreed on the goal that Iran should respect the [Nuclear Nonproliferation Treaty] and not become a nuclear weapon state.
Express Buzz: Who is assaulting Indians in Australia? 2010-03-15
Australia has been forcefully arm-twisting India regarding the nuclear non-proliferation treaty. The Kevin Rudd government appears to have made a consciou ...
Vanguard: Harvest of arrests of criminals in Oyo State 2010-03-15
“Intensive investigation led to the arms manufacturer who has been supplying arms to this gang. The illegal arms manufacturer gave his name as one Simiyu ...
Politico: Jim Inhofe slams Al Gore on climate 'hoax' 2010-03-15
Eisenhower warned of the military industrial complex, every president since JFK betrayed America to it (recently now also the banking oligarchs).
Iranian: How smart are sanctions? 2010-03-15
... remains the “security dilemma” in the region, it would be wise for the West to call upon Israel to join the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT).
Mainichi Daily News: Rudd plan to skip nonproliferation summit ups tensions with Japan 2010-03-15
... Commission on Nuclear Non-proliferation and Disarmament, tasked with reinvigorating global efforts ahead of the 2010 Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty ...
BusinessWeek: Brazil Economy Drives Lula Bid to Ease Iran Tensions 2010-03-15
“Lula believes that international agreements like the nuclear Non-proliferation Treaty can't be used selectively by great powers to punish weaker countries.
Press TV: Iran names defense management team 2010-03-15
Iran is a signatory of the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT) and, unlike some of its regional neighbors, has opened its enrichment plants to UN ...
ShareCast: Monday paper round-up: Barclays/Lehman, British Airways, Rio Tinto 2010-03-15
... to persuade ministers to think again about awarding a potential £4bn contract for armoured vehicles to General Dynamics, the US arms manufacturer.
ITAR-TASS: State Department announces Clinton's Moscow visit program 2010-03-15
The secretary will also meet with senior Russian officials to discuss progress on a successor agreement to START, cooperation on non-proliferati ...
Science & Religion Today: Judith Butler's Philosophy of Nonviolence 2010-03-15
Judith Butler: Let's remember that the so-called military-industrial complex has a philosophy, even if it is not readily published in journals.
TPM LiveWire: Boehner Slams WH Stance On Israel 2010-03-15
Leaving aside the fact that Israel is not a US ally (no treaty), rarely acts in the best interests of the US, and that Obama and his administration ...
Press TV: France wants unilateral Iran sanctions amid disagreements 2010-03-15
As a signatory of the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty, Islamic Iran insists that it neither believes in atomic weapons, nor, as a matter of religiou ...
World Nuclear News: Nuclear 'roadmap' in latest Russia-India accords 2010-03-15
... trade in nuclear plant or materials for over three decades because of its status outside the international Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty.
Sioux Falls Argus Leader: Letters: Unfunded military spending 2010-03-15
President Eisenhower's 1961 farewell speech warned of a military-industrial complex dominating our future. His warning has gone unheeded.
Politico: Obama threatens to veto intel bill 2010-03-15
Eisenhower warned of the military industrial complex, every president since JFK betrayed America to it (recently now also the banking oligarchs).
News24: UK looks to China over Iran 2010-03-15
"Britain and China have not only agreed on the goals that Iran should respect the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty, but also respect that we need to keep ...
Press TV: Top UK diplomat visits China, Iran on agenda 2010-03-15
"Britain and China have not only agreed on the goals that Iran should respect the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty, but also respect that we need to keep ...

2010-03-14: Headlines

Firedoglake: Hollywood Wars and American Military “Heroes” 2010-03-14
The only way to ease this dilemma is to face up to the power of the M$M-Congressional-Military-Industrial complex and the cruel irony of the name of ...
Firedoglake: Hollywood Wars and American Military “Heroes” 2010-03-14
The only way to ease this dilemma is to face up to the power of the M$M-Congressional-Military-Industrial complex and the cruel irony of the name of ...
The Guardian: US and Russia claim they are on brink of nuclear deal 2010-03-14
No new START treaty, no new nuclear posture review. Obama is hosting a nuclear security summit in mid-April and the non-proliferation treaty is up ...
BBC News: US and Russia 'near' new nuclear arms treaty 2010-03-14
He has promised to cut the number and role of nuclear weapons in US security strategy. The US is hosting a nuclear non-proliferation summit in Washington ...
Telegraph.co.uk: BAE urges Government rethink on £4bn arms contract by unveiling jobs package 2010-03-14
... to persuade ministers to think again about awarding a potential £4bn contract for armoured vehicles to General Dynamics, the US arms manufacturer.
Telegraph.co.uk: BAE urges Government rethink on £4bn arms contract by unveiling jobs package 2010-03-14
... to persuade ministers to think again about awarding a potential £4bn contract for armoured vehicles to General Dynamics, the US arms manufacturer.
The Moscow Times: 5 Reasons Why Russia Isn't China 2010-03-14
Unlike in China, the military-industrial complex was the backbone of the Soviet economy. To stimulate and diversify the economy, it was necessary to make ...
Brunei News, Brunei Headlines from Brunei fm: WORLD?S MOSTLY MUSLIM FRIENDS OF PHILIPPINES BEGIN ARRIVING FOR SNAMMM 2010-03-14
At the recent workshop in Manila for the Review Conference on the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NNPT), Ambassador Libran Cabactulan?who will preside ...
Pakistan Observer: Armed to the teeth 2010-03-14
India is likely to become a major customer for the US military-industrial complex over the next few years. During the recent visit of the US Secretary ...
The Australian: PM Kevin Rudd's nuclear shift angers Japan 2010-03-14
... contribution to the 2010 Review Conference of the Parties to the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons to be held in May," she said.
AFP: Russia-US nuclear treaty ready soon: Kremlin 2010-03-14
US and Russian negotiators have been meeting in Geneva to discuss a successor to the 1991 Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty (START), a landmark Cold War-er ...
Daily News: US and Russia 'near' nuclear deal 2010-03-14
The US is hosting a nuclear non-proliferation summit in Washington in April. All numbers are estimates because exact numbers are top secret.
Fars News Agency: Lawmaker Blasts Sanctions against Iran 2010-03-14
Despite the rules enshrined in the Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT) entitling every member state, including Iran, to the right of uranium enrichment ...
Press TV: US ponders denying Israel arms needed for Iran war 2010-03-14
Iran, a member of the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty unlike Israel, views the claims as "unfounded and baseless” as the non-diversion of Iranian nuclear ...
Little About: Stronger political will required to achieve complete global non-proliferati ... 2010-03-14
... Treaty in May, Mr. Saudabayev has once again reiterated Kazakhstan's determination to be a strong advocate in the global non-proliferation process.
Khaleej Times: For a Nuke-free World 2010-03-14
The US is hosting a nuclear non-proliferation summit in Washington next month and it's likely to push for a new, more effective treaty to check ...
TheNewsTribune.com: Smith answers queries from town hall crowds 2010-03-14
In Tacoma, Smith fielded questions about health care, foreign aid, think tanks, the military-industrial complex, government contractors, Iraq, Afghanist ...
Western Standard: Harper and the conservative movement 2010-03-14
I don't want the military-industrial complex of America but that doesn't mean we shouldn't have a functional military. Israel's possession of nuclear ...
Fars News Agency: UAE Urges Diplomatic Solution to Iran's N. Issue 2010-03-14
Despite the rules enshrined in the Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT) entitling every member state, including Iran, to the right of uranium enrichment ...
Camp Verde Bugle: Letter: It's time to act courageously, change the status quo 2010-03-14
Mr. Bond believes politicians are "vetted" by the military-industrial complex (a term coined by President Eisenhower and used extensively in the '60 ...
ISRIA: Italy - Speech by Minister Frattini at the Opening Conference for ... 2010-03-14
From this standpoint the Treaty of Friendship we have signed with Libya is emblematic of our desire to begin a new season of cooperation with the countrie ...
Press TV: EU to go unilateral against Iran, following US model 2010-03-14
Iran, on the other hand, is a member of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) and a signatory of the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty.