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Supplying of cluster munitions to Ukraine by the US condemned by the Derry Anti War Coalition

The supplying of cluster munitions to Ukraine by the US Biden Administration has been condemned by the Derry Anti War Coalition. Davy McAuley, a spokesperson for the group said he had witnessed at first hand the "devastation" caused by these type of ...

18 Jul 2023 at 11:33

Northern Ireland

Hundreds of homes evacuated in operation to clear historic munitions

More than 400 homes have been evacuated due to an operation to clear what is suspected to be a Second World War-era bomb from a residential area in Co Down. The device was discovered in the Rivenwood area of Newtownards on Friday. The operation to ...

18 Aug 2024 at 14:01

Government plan to build munitions factories to ‘better deter our adversaries’

Building at least six munitions and energetics factories will “better deter our adversaries”, Defence Secretary John Healey has said as part of plans for an “always on” weapons pipeline. The Government has pledged £1.5 billion as part of the ...

31 May 2025 at 22:30

Starmer: Wave of investments will make military an ‘integrated fighting machine’

Sir Keir Starmer has pledged a wave of new investments to turn the armed forces into a “formidable, integrated fighting machine” as part of the Government’s defence review. The Prime Minister said he would invest in a military that is “more ...

01 Jun 2025 at 10:16

UK ammunition stockpile ‘dangerously low’ because of Ukraine war, say MPs

Rebuilding Britain’s dwindling stockpile of munitions after the war in Ukraine could take at least a decade putting UK national security at risk, MPs have warned. The Commons Defence Committee said the UK and other Nato allies have allowed ...

07 Mar 2023 at 00:01

Ireland

Ryan raises ‘ambiguity’ over alleged munitions flights

Some flights which were reported to have carried munitions through Irish airspace were not in breach of international law, the minister for transport has claimed. It is prohibited to transport munitions of war on civil aircraft across ...

17 Oct 2024 at 17:05

World

Russia turns to old ally North Korea to resupply arsenal for war in Ukraine

After a year and a half of fighting in Ukraine, Russia needs to replenish its supplies of ammunition so, as well as ramping up its domestic arms production, Moscow is turning to an old ally with a vast arsenal – North Korea. ...

10 Sept 2023 at 08:14

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