(Gaarne 'liken' of
delen als je het nuttig of interessant vindt.)
Onder de volgende tekst
– waarin één of meer tweets zijn verwerkt – staan de 25 tweets
van deze week.
Tweets
over de Verenigde Staten plaat ik nooit in dit overzicht. De
Verenigde Staten zijn al dominant aanwezig. Deze week heb ik het
lemma VS wel opgenomen. In het begin van de week verklaarde de Trump
administratie zijn intentie om de buitenlandse diplomatie meer in te
gaan zetten voor wapenverkopen en later in de week werd een volgende
stap gezet in het verminderen van de controle op kleine wapens.
De
ontwikkelingen in het land dat goed is voor de helft van alle
wapenverkopen zal zich waarschijnlijk als een olievlek over de wereld
gaan verspreiden. Wapenexportcontrole is van alle tijden, maar het
verdwijnen ervan ook. Als de VS het hek van de dam haalt, dan zal de
druk van Europese bedrijven voor een gelijk speelveld toe gaan nemen
en zal ook hier de wapenexportcontrole nog meer onder druk komen te
staan.
Elke generatie denkt het beter te weten.
dan de vorige generaties, maakt eendere fouten.
Oorlog volgt op vrede, vrede volgt weer op oorlog.
Held van het Labyrint, Griekse Mythen, Imme Dros
In deze
25teets ook een doorlichting van de Pentagon C ontracts. Ik doe dit
jaarlijks. Wat opvalt is dat het vooral gaat om raketten, de F-35
(JSF) en wederom het oplappen van Abrams tanks (daarover later deze
week meer).
Nederland (zie
ook 22-25)
1 – 080118: Major
naval weaponry to Mexico for Dutch delivered Sigma class frigate
http://www.dsca.mil/major-arms-sales/mexico-harpoon-block-ii-missiles-ram-missiles-and-mk-54-torpedoes
See also updated:
http://broekstukken.blogspot.nl/2017/12/marokko-en-riyad-deel-4-serie-over.html
2 – 090118: Why is
this US, French & Chinese news, but not #Dutch reported info
while the ship fitted with those missiles and torpedo's is build in
Flushing?
#Mexico Washington en
passe d'approuver la vente au Mexique de près de 100 millions de
dollars d'armements
http://www.dsca.mil/major-arms-sales/mexico-harpoon-block-ii-missiles-ram-missiles-and-mk-54-torpedoes
3 – 080118: Court
decisions in case of Dutch transportation company charged with
breaching EU's Russia embargo with shipment of military goods from
Malaysia through Schiphol - via @WTControls
http://www.worldtradecontrols.com/shipping-criminal-liability-the-difficult-position-of-the-transportation-logistics-sector/
4 – 080118: Greetje
Witte-Rang over veiligheid en de kerk: als het daarover gaat, kan je
niet heen om wapenproductie en wapenhandel, klimaatverandering, etc.
"Veiligheidsbeleid dat die zaken niet meeneemt, is gedoemd te
mislukken."
https://www.nd.nl/nieuws/opinie/strijd-voor-een-rechtvaardige-vrede.2898886.lynkx#.WlNPRNLcplU.twitter
5 – 080118:
broekstukken: US Defense Contracts with Dutch participation 2017.
Much is F-35 related. But also Standard and Sea Sparrow missiles.
http://broekstukken.blogspot.com/2018/01/us-defense-contracts-with-dutch.html
EUROPA (zie
15, 26)
Duitsland
6 – 130118: Merkel
strikes deal with SPD: Page 26 of agreement
(http://www.zeit.de/politik/deutschland/2018-01/Gesamtdokument-Stand-121-1-10-15.pdf
in German) contains a promise, apparently targeting Saudi Arabia, a
major buyer of German arms, not to export arms to countries involved
in the war in Yemen.
http://www.tribuneindia.com/news/world/merkel-strikes-deal-with-spd/527848.html
Finland
7 – 120118:
Visualising Finnish Arms Export Data
https://uxdesign.cc/visualising-finnish-arms-export-data-how-open-data-can-benefit-society-ba26d5c34e5f
Frankrijk (zie
20, 21)
Griekenland
(zie 10-12)
Italië
(zie 28)
Noorwegen
8 – 120118: Foreign
Minister Ine Eriksen Søreide: Stanset våpensalg til Emiratene etter
drap på Jemens ekspresident Norway's UAE arms embargo linked to
Yemen ex-leader's murder
https://www.nrk.no/norge/soreide_-_-stanset-vapensalg-til-emiratene-etter-drap-pa-jemens-ekspresident-1.13854128
Oostenrijk
(zie 21)
Roemenië
(zie 24-25)
9 – 080118: Detailed
description on how #Erdogan takes total control of #Turkish defense
industry
https://www.al-monitor.com/pulse/originals/2018/01/turkey-erdogan-assumes-turkish-defense-industry.html
10 – 110118: #Greek
Coast Guard seizes explosives-packed freighter bound for #Libya -
Xinhua |
http://www.xinhuanet.com/english/2018-01/11/c_136886131.htm#0-twi-1-74528-7250227817ecdff034dc9540e6c766
11 – 110118: 'Moving
bomb' ship loaded in Mersin Turkey. Stopped at the Cretan port of
Iraklion.
http://www.news.com.au/world/breaking-news/moving-bomb-ship-stopped-in-crete/news-story/bf825d0d1f4cb79cecd7a151fdbced8c#.z49cb
via @newscomauHQ
12 – 110118: Turkey
launches investigation of Libyan-bound ship seized by Greece states
it was bound for Ethiopia.
http://www.hurriyetdailynews.com/turkey-launches-investigation-of-libyan-bound-ship-seized-by-greece-125667
VK
13 – 100118: Yemen
rebels release F-15 ‘shoot down’ footage | Jane's 360 presumes it
is an Tornado.
http://www.janes.com/article/76921/yemen-rebels-release-f-15-shoot-down-footage#.WlYLyUz6468.twitter
REST VAN DE WERELD
India
14 – 130118: India
buys arms worth about $1.5 billion from Israel, accounting for about
a sixth of the production of Israel's armament industry.
https://www.telegraphindia.com/business/israel-open-to-defence-deal-terms-200751#.WlnlfUYhKiE.twitter
Israël
(zie 14)
Jemen
(zie 6, 8, 13)
Libië (zie
10-12)
Malesië (zie
3)
Mexico
(zie 1-2)
Rusland (zie
3, 27)
Saoedi-Arabië
(zie 6)
Taiwan (zie
20)
VAE
(zie 8)
15 – 090118: #UAE
wants to reduce dependence on US as a single supplier and increased
its purchases from France, Italy, Spain, Turkey, Sweden and Russia
among others. Some useful info in this advertisement. #RememberNorway
https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/between-2013-and-2017-the-uaes-annual-defense-expenditure-stood-at-an-average-of-us234-billion-per-year-and-this-is-expected-to-increase-to-an-average-of-us35-billion-300578374.html
VS (zie
ook 5, 23)
16 – 090118:
Exclusive: Trump to call on Pentagon, diplomats to play bigger arms
sales role
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-trump-weapons/exclusive-trump-to-call-on-pentagon-diplomats-to-play-bigger-arms-sales-role-sources-idUSKBN1EX0WX
17 – 120118: 'This
year will undoubtedly be a banner year for arms companies' -
@WilliamHartung for @TomDispatch:
http://www.tomdispatch.com/post/176372/tomgram%3A_william_d._hartung%2C_2018_looks_like_an_arms_bonanza/#more
18 – 130118: “The
NRA supports the Trump administration’s efforts to complete the
reforms and transfer law-abiding firearms and ammunition
manufacturers from [the] arms export system.”
http://thehill.com/regulation/368425-planned-shift-on-gun-exports-kicks-up-storm
19 – 130118: The
conservative Washington Times on making the world less secure,
because the Trump administration wants to deregulate the sale of
American weapons overseas. Arguments: to much red tape, jobs and
China. - @washtimes
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2018/jan/11/trump-deregulate-sale-american-weapon-overseas/
Zuid-Korea
DEFENSIE-INDUSTRIE
Airbus
20 – 140118: Airbus
said on Saturday it had been ordered to pay 104 million euros in
fines over a missile sale to Taiwan in 1992, the latest French arms
company to reach a settlement over disputes arising from one of
France's biggest ever arms sales.
http://www.business-standard.com/article/reuters/airbus-ordered-to-pay-104-million-euros-to-settle-taiwan-missile-dispute-118011300923_1.html
21 – 140118: Airbus
said on Saturday it was in talks with Munich prosecutors that could
lead to the termination of their investigation into alleged
corruption in the sale of Eurofighter combat jets to Austria in 2003.
https://www.reuters.com/article/airbus-arms/airbus-says-in-talks-to-end-german-eurofighter-investigation
Damen
(zie 1-2)
22 – 090118:
broekstukken: Kleine schepen (deel 6 serie over scheepswerf Damen)
http://broekstukken.blogspot.com/2018/01/kleine-schepen-deel-6-serie-over.html
23 – 110118:
broekstukken: Kleine schepen, de VS en verder (deel 7 serie over
scheepswerf Damen)
http://broekstukken.blogspot.com/2018/01/kleine-schepen-de-vs-en-verder-deel-7.html
24 – 120118: #Damen
frustrated. #Romanian state wants to buy back country’s largest
shipyard https://www.romania-insider.com/romania-buy-back-shipyard/
via @Romania Insider
25 – 130118:
#Boekarest wants to keep a say in #Damen's operations. Gov't wants to
buy back 51pc of Daewoo’s shares at Mangalia Shipyard
http://actmedia.eu/daily/gov-t-wants-to-buy-back-51pc-of-daewoo-s-shares-at-mangalia-shipyard/73432
Fokker (zie
5)
Thales
(zie 5)
WAPENS
Drones
(zie 27)
F-35 (zie
5)
Observatie
technologie (IT)
26 – 100118: Why the
#EU's call to remove #crypto-tech from dual-use #DU export controls
is encouraging
http://iapp.org/news/a/why-the-eus-call-to-remove-crypto-tech-from-dual-use-export-controls-is-encouraging/
via @DailyDashboard
Onderzeeboten
27 – 130118: New
development in underwater warfare: Russia’s nuclear underwater
drone (see Nuclear Posture Review) has a range of 6,200 miles, a top
speed in excess of 56 knots and can descend to depths of 3,280 feet
below sea level.
https://www.defensenews.com/space/2018/01/12/russias-nuclear-underwater-drone-is-real-and-in-the-nuclear-posture-review/
See also:
https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/trump-nuclear-posture-review-2018_us_5a4d4773e4b06d1621bce4c5?q4
OVERIG
Corruptie (zie
20, 21)
28 – 100118: A court
acquitted #Leonardo's Orsi and Spagnolini of international
#corruption, handing them instead two year sentences for the lesser
charge of false bookkeeping.
https://www.defensenews.com/global/europe/2018/01/09/court-acquits-ex-leonardo-execs-in-helicopter-bribery-case/
Onderzoek en
activisme
29 – 120118: Dutch
ABP pension fund to pull investments in tobacco, nuclear arms makers
http://www.sharenet.co.za/news/Dutch_ABP_pension_fund_to_pull_investments_in_tobacco_nuclear_arms_makers/3642f8ecf9e8b9fd276e3b98a6530932#.Wlh_wdHK4YQ.twitter
via @SharenetSA
This is a selection
from a larger amount of tweets. Tweets with a relation the
Netherlands, arms trade and defence-industry weight heavier in the
selection. If you want to have them daily see
http://twitter.com/martinbroek
