Downloads related to "Other weapons"

No 6 in MAPW's War and Militarism series, this paper, written by researcher and writer Michelle Fahy, looks at Australia's arms export industry, the lack of transparency and information on this significant trade, and the need for international regulation. The paper notes the growth of this industry since its privatisation in the 1980s, and asks whether a privatised arms industry dominated by multinational corporations can be compatible with promoting 's peace and security for Australia.

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In this op-ed article the United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki Moon states that "massive military spending and new investments in modernizing nuclear weapons have left the world over-armed .... and peace under-funded". Billions of dollars allocated to military spending is difficult to explain in a context of the global financial crisis since more investments are needed in social and economic development in order to achieve the Millennium Development Goals.

A talk given by Dr Sue Wareham, Vice President of MAPW to the public meeting “Agent Orange: an ongoing human tragedy and an act of environmental vandalism”, organised by Women’s International League for Peace and Freedom at the ACT Legislative Assembly. Friday April 27, 2012.
 

This article by Tim Wright (first published in the Alternative Law Journal, Volume 34, No.3, 2009) assesses whether there is a legal and factual basis for the International Criminal Court to investigate and prosecute Australian leaders and soldiers for war crimes committed in Iraq. It looks primarily at the participation of Australian armed forces in indiscriminate cluster bomb strikes and the second assault on Fallujah in 2004. While the evidence supporting action by the permanent court is strong, there appears to be little political will to put any western nationals on trial.

A flyer designed by a coalition of peace groups including MAPW, active against the use of cluster bombs. The flyer is to be sent to Stephen Smith, Minister for Defence, protesting against proposed legislation on cluster bombs, which could see Australia supporting US use of cluster bombs and the stockpiling of such weapons within Australia. It is suggested that a sock be included as a reminder of the effect of cluster munitions.

MAPW Victorian Branch holds a dinner for members and supporters on the second Tuesday of every second month. Our 11 October 2011 guest speaker is photographer and anti-cluster-bombs campaigner John Rodsted, whose experience as a war photographer led him to take up the issue of cluster munitions. (Black and white A4 flyer)

Drones are UAVs, or unmanned aerial vehicles, which carry missiles and are controlled remotely. They are widely deployed in Afghanistan and have recently been used in the aerial bombardment of Lybia. This fact sheet outlines the various concerns which surround the use of robots in warfare.

Discussion paper on the history of robotic warfare, and in particular on the use of "drones", remotely controlled robotic aircraft, in Afghanistan. Written by Jenny Gerrand for MAPW, and published in December 2010 (with minor updates May 2011), this paper considers the new psychology of war when weapons are operated by office workers thousands of kilometres from their victims.

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MAPW President Dr Sue Wareham prepared this fact sheet on the Talisman Sabre joint US-Australian military exercises. The fact sheet outlines environmental and strategic risks of these "war games".