Action on Armed Violence (AOAV)

Has Elbit Systems UK been involved in the manufacture and supply of weapons to the Israeli military - a claim the company strongly denies? - AOAV Elbit Systems UK sits at the centre of a dispute over whether British-based subsidiaries indirectly contribute to Israeli military supply chains through licensed exports and corporate links to their I...

A fact check post from @aoav.bsky.social

Has Elbit Systems UK been involved in the manufacture and supply of weapons to the Israeli military – a claim the company strongly denies?

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Former NATO commander Richard Shirreff calls the UK–US “special relationship” a political fantasy - AOAV A former NATO commander warns that sentimentality about Washington risks drawing Britain into wars that lack strategy

Former NATO commander Richard Shirreff calls the UK–US “special relationship” a political fantasy

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The casualty ratios that complicate Israeli claims about Gaza - AOAV A widely cited claim that Gaza’s casualty ratio shows precise targeting of fighters collapses under comparison with other conflicts, where far higher male-to-female death ratios typically accompany wa...

The casualty ratios that complicate Israeli claims about Gaza

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Arms development on the Korean peninsula: divergent strategic pathways in an era of intensifying competition - AOAV This report examines how North and South Korea have pursued fundamentally divergent military development trajectories since the 1953 armistice — the DPRK centred on nuclear deterrence and regime survi...

Arms development on the Korean peninsula: divergent strategic pathways in an era of intensifying competition

New for @aoav.bsky.social

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With friends like these: Britain's quiet hand in the Iran campaign - AOAV Britain has not fired a shot at Iran. But its bases, its jets and its diplomatic cover have made America's campaign possible.

With friends like these: Britain’s quiet hand in the Iran campaign

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Ukraine’s invasion grows deadlier for civilians: harm per strike up 33% despite global decline in explosive violence - AOAV Civilian harm from explosive weapons rose sharply in Ukraine last year, even as global casualty figures from such weapons fell, according to new data from Action on Armed Violence (AOAV), revealing ho...

Civilian harm from explosive weapons rose sharply in Ukraine last year, even as global casualty figures from such weapons fell...revealing how the invasion of Ukraine by Russia has become far more harmful for civilians with each individual strike aoav.org.uk/2026/ukraine... @aoav.bsky.social

Has the British media become obsessed with ‘World War Three? It seems the Tabloids have.

Great piece by Eban Raymond for @aoav.bsky.social

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A briefing note for journalists on the F-35i’s role in Israel’s bombardment of Gaza - AOAV Since 7 October, Israel’s deployment of the F-35i Adir in Gaza has combined high-volume precision strike capability with real-time intelligence integration, enabling sustained urban bombardment with h...

A briefing note for journalists on the F-35i’s role in Israel’s bombardment of Gaza

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Why the High Court is right to be suspicious of terror proscription powers being used to manage political protest

@iainoverton.bsky.social's thoughts for @aoav.bsky.social

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Thousands of foreign passport holders serve in Israeli forces, newly released data shows - AOAV Newly released Israeli military data reveals that tens of thousands of soldiers hold foreign citizenship, including more than 2,000 Britons, highlighting the deeply international composition of the ID...

Thousands of foreign passport holders serve in Israeli forces, newly released data shows

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Students and staff hit out at uni arms trade partnerships

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The commercial determinants of gun violence: case studies of Taurus and Glock - AOAV A comparative analysis of Taurus and Glock argues that firearm manufacturers’ global expansion, marketing and regulatory environments shape access to small arms and contribute to long-term public heal...

Here @aoav.bsky.social's analysis of Taurus and Glock argues that firearm manufacturers’ global expansion, marketing and regulatory environments shape access to small arms and contribute to long-term public health risks.

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The great Ministry of Defence-to-Palantir pipeline

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The commercial determinants of gun violence: case studies of Taurus and Glock - AOAV A comparative analysis of Taurus and Glock argues that firearm manufacturers’ global expansion, marketing and regulatory environments shape access to small arms and contribute to long-term public heal...

Here @aoav.bsky.social's analysis of Taurus and Glock argues that firearm manufacturers’ global expansion, marketing and regulatory environments shape access to small arms and contribute to long-term public health risks.

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The political economy of the gun: militarised masculinity, commerce, and the global health burden of firearms examined - AOAV This report argues that global firearm violence should be understood as a gendered public-health crisis driven by the military-industrial complex, militarised masculinity, cultural normalisation of gu...

Gun violence is not just a security issue. It is a public health crisis shaped by inequality, gender norms, and the global gun market. Our new report argues prevention must move beyond policing towards health, equity and evidence.

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Denial as strategy: pro-Israel casualty denialism and the Gaza death toll - AOAV An examination of how pro-Israel denialism systematically sought to discredit Palestinian casualty figures in Gaza, and how the reported acceptance by the Israeli military of the death toll exposes th...

Denial as strategy: pro-Israel casualty denialism and the Gaza death toll

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The media's assault on Keir Starmer over British soldier prosecutions in the Iraq war shows how the rule of law is being recast as betrayal - AOAV Claims that Sir Keir Starmer led a “witch-hunt” against Iraq veterans distort both fact and law, recasting a narrow, procedural legal intervention on human-rights obligations as a political vendetta i...

The media's assault on Keir Starmer over British soldier prosecutions in the Iraq war shows how the rule of law is being recast as betrayal

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Why Parliament must debate Palantir’s expanding role in Britain’s security state - AOAV Britain’s accelerating dependence on Palantir Technologies Inc has prompted a call for a parliamentary debate, amid concerns that a foreign defence-tech firm with opaque contracts and contested ethics...

Why Parliament must debate Palantir’s expanding role in Britain’s security state

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The IDF Admits It Killed 70,000 Palestinians in Gaza. What Other Accusations Could Turn Out to Be True?

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Challenging the War Machine I'm attending the first ever Declassified UK summit - you should too!

.@declassifieduk.org will host its first ever summit, Challenging the War Machine, on Saturday 31 January 2026 at EartH in Dalston, London. Come along and meet the @aoav.bsky.social team - we will have a stand. secure.declassifieduk.org/page/180663/...

Why did the Ajax Programme result in so little corporate consequence, and what does this reveal about systemic weaknesses in UK defence procurement and oversight? - AOAV The Ajax programme shows how a mix of weak governance, politicking, industrial dependency and institutional optimism allowed a deeply flawed defence project to limp on with minimal corporate consequen...

Fascinating piece by Bea Everist here for @aoav.bsky.social

Why did the Ajax Programme result in so little corporate consequence, and what does this reveal about systemic weaknesses in UK defence procurement and oversight?

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UK police to use AI facial recognition tech linked to Israel’s war on Gaza www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/1/...

The missing weapons: the weapons behind most explosive violence in the hottest conflicts around the world go unreported - AOAV An AOAV analysis of 10,779 English-language reports finds that, despite more than 114,000 civilian casualties across Ukraine, Palestine, Sudan and Myanmar since 2022, just 11 per cent of coverage name...

The missing weapons: the weapons behind most explosive violence in the hottest conflicts around the world go unreported

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When war becomes a wager: how Polymarket turns human suffering into a speculative wager - AOAV By inviting traders to profit from the likelihood of invasions, air strikes and political collapse, Polymarket turns war from a human catastrophe into a speculative financial win.

When war becomes a wager: how Polymarket turns human suffering into a speculative wager

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Why did Britain’s arms licensing regime to Israel ignore the genocidal language by Israel’s leadership? - AOAV This document charts how Britain continued to license and facilitate arms exports to Israel, including through the F-35 supply chain, even as courts, UN bodies and major human-rights groups warned of ...

Why did Britain’s arms licensing regime to Israel ignore the genocidal language by Israel’s leadership?

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MoD secrecy on civilian harm assessments risks undermining public trust, tribunal warns - AOAV A tribunal has found that the Ministry of Defence’s refusal to publish how it assesses civilian deaths from British airstrikes risks undermining public confidence, even as it declined to force disclos...

MoD secrecy on civilian harm assessments risks undermining public trust, tribunal warns

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Why did Britain’s arms licensing regime to Israel ignore the genocidal language by Israel’s leadership? - AOAV This document charts how Britain continued to license and facilitate arms exports to Israel, including through the F-35 supply chain, even as courts, UN bodies and major human-rights groups warned of ...

Why did Britain’s arms licensing regime to Israel ignore the genocidal language by Israel’s leadership?

aoav.org.uk/2026/why-did...

When war becomes a wager: how Polymarket turns human suffering into a speculative wager - AOAV By inviting traders to profit from the likelihood of invasions, air strikes and political collapse, Polymarket turns war from a human catastrophe into a speculative financial win.

When war becomes a wager: how Polymarket turns human suffering into a speculative wager

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Bonuses in a time of austerity: Andy Start, the Ajax scandal and the nature of Britain’s military-industrial profiteering - AOAV The Ajax armoured vehicle scandal exposes how Britain’s military-industrial complex continues to reward senior officials and contractors with bonuses and impunity, even as a £6.3bn programme fails sol...

Bonuses in a time of austerity: Andy Start, the Ajax scandal and the nature of Britain’s military-industrial profiteering

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America’s deepening firearm crisis - why the South is leading a deadly uptick in gun deaths and why Alabama tops the list with 28 mass shootings recorded in one year alone - AOAV Tracking changes in gun deaths, mass shootings and the strength of state gun laws, a study concludes that Alabama now ranks as the most dangerous state in America when it comes to firearms. More troub...

America’s deepening firearm crisis – why the South is leading a deadly uptick in gun deaths and why Alabama tops the list with 28 mass shootings recorded in one year alone

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