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BAE Systems sold £15bn worth of arms to Saudis during Yemen assault

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Campaigners also allege latest export values imply UK arms sales greater than government’s declared figuresBritain’s leading arms manufacturer BAE Systems sold £15bn worth of arms and services to the Saudi military during the last five years, the period covered by Riyadh’s involvement in the deadly bombing campaign in the war in Yemen.Figures taken from the company’s most recent annual report and newly analysed by the Campaign Against the Arms Trade (CAAT) reveal the British arms maker generated £2.5bn in revenues from the Saudi military during the whole of 2019. Continue reading...

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