Arms Control
Wednesday, July 22, 2015 - 06:56
Members of Colombia’s military and rebel group FARC have resumed a landmine removal pilot project in the north of Colombia that was suspended last week when a soldier died after accidentally detonating a mine.
Monday, July 20, 2015 - 07:59
Critics of the nuclear deal with Iran have expanded their attacks to provisions they say could allow Tehran to vastly improve its abilities to provide conventional weapons to its allies.
Wednesday, July 15, 2015 - 07:14
An ammunition heist from an Air Force base in Uruguay points to corruption in the country’s security forces, and further indicates that the generally peaceful country serves as a prominent source of weapons for South America criminal groups.
Thursday, July 9, 2015 - 09:17
The House Committee on Homeland Security will hold a hearing on weapons of mass destruction and on bolstering the DHS to combat persistent threats to America.
Thursday, July 9, 2015 - 07:08
The U.N.’s head of peacekeeping, Hervé Ladsous, urged the Security Council on Wednesday to impose a comprehensive arms embargo on both the government and opposition in South Sudan.
Wednesday, July 8, 2015 - 06:21
U.N. and African Union peacekeeping forces in East Africa have repeatedly allowed their weapons to fall into the hands of armed groups responsible for much of the region’s violence, according to a report by a Geneva-based research group.
Wednesday, July 1, 2015 - 06:32
Heavily armed men suspected to be Niger Delta militants on Monday invaded the Nigerian Customs Service Base in Oron, Akwa Ibom State, killing an officer and carting away 10 rifles.
Tuesday, June 23, 2015 - 08:29
The U.S. Senate Committee on Foreign Relations will hold a hearing on lessons learned from past WMD negotiations.
Monday, June 22, 2015 - 06:10
The U.S. and its regional partners are going to have to work a lot harder because missiles are missing from the P5+1 nuclear negotiations.
Friday, June 19, 2015 - 07:06
The Egyptian Ministry of Defence has ordered AASM Hammer guided missiles for its 24 new Dassault Rafale fighter jets.