Exciting to see ForumArmsTrade growing, with new institutional partners announced today. See 🧵👇

Can I say how frustrating it is that Political-Military Affairs, US Dept of State has an ongoing pattern of burying controversial arms sales notifications on a Friday afternoon (and before a long weekend)!! 😡

The U.S. Cluster Munition Coalition strongly condemns the seventh transfer of internationally prohibited cluster munitions. Cluster munitions can have devastating civilian harm and long-term humanitarian impacts - our statement: noclusterbombs.org/news/2024/10/1…

We strongly oppose Senator Roger Wicker's demands that President Donald J. Trump send more internationally banned and deadly cluster munitions to Ukraine. Peace will not be achieved with bombs and indiscriminate weapons. Real, lasting, just peace is only possible through peaceful means. #BanClusterBombs

Looking forward to digging in on this. Also see that ForumArmsTrade newsletter has flagged too x.com/ForumArmsTrade…

This Friday afternoon $113 million #FMS notification added to our tracker and spreadsheet of more than $120 billion in such notifications worldwide this calendar year forumarmstrade.org/major-arms-sal… docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d… Political-Military Affairs, US Dept of State

With Friday's #FMS notification of potential sales to Taiwan * $1.16 billion for 3 NASAMS & 120+ missiles * $828 million for radar systems the Biden admin has notified more than $7.5 billion in FMS to #Taiwan See full list on our updated resource page forumarmstrade.org/ustaiwan.html

Just added to Nov 7 event, Negar Mortazavi نگار مرتضوی joining Josh Paul, Dr. Annelle Rodriguez Sheline to discuss "Biden’s Final Two Months: A Better Approach to Arms and the Middle East" DAWN MENA Quincy Institute Center for International Policy Iran Podcast 🎙 Register now - forumarmstrade.org/events.html

📢 former Acting Minister of Foreign Affairs for Sudan, Omer Ismail, joining panelists Josh Paul, Dr. Annelle Rodriguez Sheline , Negar Mortazavi نگار مرتضوی for timely Nov 7 event (3:30PM EST) "Biden’s Final Two Months: A Better Approach to Arms and the Middle East" Register forumarmstrade.org/events.html

By Biden sending cluster munitions earlier and now landmines (if true), he is going against policies of majority of its NATO allies and in the long run undermines efforts to create rule of law globally & int'l agreements that ban indiscriminate weapons... Not good for US or world