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The United Kingdom arms industry is the industry responsible for the manufacturing and sales of weapons and military technology in the United Kingdom. The UK arms industry is the second largest exporter in the world, one third of all UK arms exports go to countries on ?? human rights watchlist.

Credit export guarantees

https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2018/dec/21/one-third-of-uk-arms-sales-go-to-states-on-human-rights-watchlist-say-analysts

subsidised by the UK taxpayer 1 billion per year

https://www.redpepper.org.uk/six-things-you-need-to-know-about-the-uk-arms-trade/ https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2017/dec/20/uk-arms-trade-no-moral-or-economic-sense-liam-fox-killing-machines

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-43873518

https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/uk-arms-sales-double-human-rights-abusers-china-saudi-arabia-israel-yemen-a8452101.html https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/britain-is-now-the-second-biggest-arms-dealer-in-the-world-a7225351.html