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Protesters take action outside the BNP Paribas headquarters
Issue number
67
October 2018
Activists demand BNP Paribas divest from nuclear weapons

Belgium: activists demand BNP Paribas divest from nuclear weapons

Activists dressed in white "bio hazard suits" and wearing gas masks hold banners reading "don't invest in nuclear weapons" outside a building with the BNP Paribas logo

On the International Day for the Total Elimination of Nuclear Weapons (26 September), Belgian peace groups took action against the BNP Paribas bank, because of their investments in nuclear weapons.

Australia: government accused of overspending for Thales-built vehicles

A large, heavy military vehicle parked at an exhibition. It has a green and brown camouflage design.

In Australia, the coalition government has been accused of succumbing to pressure from the French arms company Thales, and spending nearly twice as much as was necessary on a new fleet of combat vehicles.

War profiteer of the month: L3 Technologies

A laser system mounted on a ship

L3 Technologies is one of the world’s biggest arms companies, ranking 8th in the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI) annual list of the top 100 arms companies. The company was founded in 1997, and by 2017 the companies revenues were over $9.5 billion.

Germany halts arms sales to Saudi Arabia

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Following the murder of journalist Jamal Khashoggi in the Saudi Arbian embassy in Istanbul on October 2nd, Germany’s chancellor Angela Merkel announced that Germany will halt all arms sales to Saudi Arabia.