Secretive licensing system allows UK weapons to reach ‘repressive regimes’
Campaign Against Arms Trade calls for reform of export regime that makes scrutiny difficult
Most UK arms are being sold via a secretive and opaque licensing regime that allows for the mass transfer of deadly weapons to “sensitive locations”, according to new analysis.
Researchers found tens of billions of pounds worth of missiles, bombs and machine guns had been sold under open licences, a mechanism that makes the tracking of arms sales more difficult.



