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Campaign Against Arms Trade (CAAT) is a UK-based organisation working to end the international arms trade. Nominated for the 2021 Nobel Peace Prize. https://linktr.ee/caatuk

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caatuk.bsky.social @caatuk.bsky.social · 15h

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Research by Adam Ramsay has found climate criminals are in high-level government positions. www.thenational.scot/news/2550092...

Meet the industry bosses running UK Government departments

THE former CEO of BAE Systems, the British Airways executive who oversees its lobbying team, the chairman of the Petrochemical giant Ineos and…

www.thenational.scot

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caatuk.bsky.social @caatuk.bsky.social · 3d

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caatuk.bsky.social @caatuk.bsky.social · 3d

Britain is currently housing US B61-12s at RAF Lakenheath.

These nukes have no place in Britain.

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caatuk.bsky.social @caatuk.bsky.social · 5d

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caatuk.bsky.social @caatuk.bsky.social · 5d

In a joint opinion from international law experts, they warn that Britain is breaching the nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT) with the purchase of nuclear-capable fighter jets and US nuclear bombs in Britain.

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caatuk.bsky.social @caatuk.bsky.social · 7d

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caatuk.bsky.social @caatuk.bsky.social · 8d

Britain is sending record-high level of weapons to Israel.

In June, it sent £400,000 worth of weapons, including bullets, bombs, parts of tanks and guns, and a plethora of weapons that will be used in the genocide in Gaza.

www.channel4.com/news/factche...

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caatuk.bsky.social @caatuk.bsky.social · 8d

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caatuk.bsky.social @caatuk.bsky.social · 8d

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FactCheck: value of UK arms imported by Israel ‘reached record high in June’

Our exclusive analysis looks at 8 million rows of data from the Israel Tax Authority

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caatuk.bsky.social @caatuk.bsky.social · 8d

According to new research by Channel 4's FactCheck, Britain sent a record number of military cargo to Israel in June 2025.

Starmer's government can try to hide it all it wants, but we know that Britain is arming Israel's genocide.

ARMS EMBARGO NOW!

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caatuk.bsky.social @caatuk.bsky.social · 8d

The Global Sumud Flotilla is less than 200 nautical miles from Gaza.

This is the critical “danger zone”.

All eyes on the flotilla.

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caatuk.bsky.social @caatuk.bsky.social · 8d

Israel massacred 42 people and wounded over 190 more in Gaza in the past day.

This is genocide. Britain must stop facilitating this - and act to stop it now.

caatuk.bsky.social @caatuk.bsky.social · 9d

CAAT quoted.

www.thenational.scot/news/2550092...

Meet the industry bosses running UK Government departments

THE former CEO of BAE Systems, the British Airways executive who oversees its lobbying team, the chairman of the Petrochemical giant Ineos and…

www.thenational.scot

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caatuk.bsky.social @caatuk.bsky.social · 9d

Over the past 5 days, more than 57,000 Palestinians have been forcibly displaced from northern Gaza.

Israel is ethnically cleansing Gaza in real time - with the support of the British government.

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caatuk.bsky.social @caatuk.bsky.social · 9d

REVEALED: The big polluter and arms industry bosses overseeing government departments. By @adamramsay.bsky.social open.substack.com/pub/abolishw...

REVEALED: The big polluter and arms industry bosses overseeing government departments

Two in three Whitehall department non-executive directors have corporate backgrounds - and only one is a trade unionist - analysis released ahead of Labour conference reveals.

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caatuk.bsky.social @caatuk.bsky.social · 9d

The Global Sumud Flotilla is less than 350 nautical miles from Gaza.

The next few days are critical for the 44 boats.

ALL EYES ON THE SUMUD FLOTILLA!