Royal Navy Getting 16 Phalanx Block 1B Upgrade Kits for $57M (defense acquisition, defence purchasing, military procurement)

Royal Navy Getting 16 Phalanx Block 1B Upgrade Kits for $57M (defense acquisition, defence purchasing, military procurement)

Docuticker

Docuticker: "DocuTicker offers a hand-picked selection of resources, reports and publications from government agencies, NGOs, think tanks and other public interest organizations."

Energy Crisis Now!: April 2006

Energy Crisis Now!: April 2006NEWS ABOUT THE ENERGY SECTOR, PEAK OIL AND OTHER MUSINGS, RANTS, ETC.

World Policy Institute - Arms Trade Resource Center Links

World Policy Institute - Arms Trade Resource Center Links: "ARMS TRADE RESOURCE LINKS

Defense Contractors

Alliant Techsystems www.atk.com

Boeing Company www.boeing.com/flash.html

General Dynamics Corporation www.gd.com

Lockheed Martin Corporation www.lockheedmartin.com

Northrop Grumman Corporation www.northgrum.com

Raytheon Company www.raytheon.com

TRW www.trw.com/home/main/1,,,00.html

United Technologies www.utc.com

Industry Organizations

Aerospace Industries Association www.aia-aerospace.org

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Nation Books

Nation Books: "George W. Bush's approach to military spending is essentially a higher-priced version of what went on under the Suharto regime in Indonesia, in which corporations connected to the military and the President's inner circle had the inside track on lucrative government contracts. And there's now plenty of money to go around. The military budget has increased from $300 billion per year to more than $400 billion annually since George W. Bush took office. And the invasion and occupation of Iraq will cost at least another $200 billion over the next three to five years.

US policy is now based on what's good for Chevron, Halliburton, Lockheed Martin, Boeing and Bechtel, not what's good for the average citizen. Dick Cheney's ties to arms and oil conglomerate Halliburton are just the tip of the iceberg: At least thirty-two top officials in the Bush Administration served as executives or paid consultants to major weapons contractors before joining the Administration."

Report: U.S. WEAPONS AT WAR 2005

Report: U.S. WEAPONS AT WAR 2005: "

ARMS TRADE RESOURCE CENTER

U.S. WEAPONS AT WAR 2005:
PROMOTING FREEDOM OR FUELING CONFLICT?
U.S. Military Aid and Arms Transfers Since September 11

A World Policy Institute Special Report
by Frida Berrigan and William D. Hartung, with Leslie Heffel
June 2005"

Weapons Sales Worldwide Rise to Highest Level Since 2000 - Free Preview - The New York Times

Weapons Sales Worldwide Rise to Highest Level Since 2000 - Free Preview - The New York Times: "The value of [US]military weapons sales worldwide jumped in 2004 to the highest level since 2000, driven by arms deals with developing nations, especially India, Saudi Arabia and China, according to a new Congressional study"

Homeland Stupidity

Homeland Stupidity