Australia's arms deals unaacceptable on moral grounds, former defence official says

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Defence department says it provides export permits only if satisfied that the weapons will not be used in breach of international law

A former secretary of the Australian defence department says the country cannot justify selling weapons to militaries involved in the five-year war in Yemen, which now stand “accused of gross violations of human rights and likely war crimes by the UN”.

 

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Designing, production, deals and distribution of all arms are unacceptable on moral grounds. War is bad. All types of it. Humanity is willing to travel to the Mars, yet cannot find ways to coexist peacefully and protect mother earth. armscontrol

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