Sentences with phrase «weapons industry»

The powerful Unite and GMB trade unions, which have thousands of members employed in the nuclear weapons industry, have warned Mr Corbyn not to ditch Labour's support for Trident.

Their explosive discovery fed millions, but it also kick - started the chemical weapons industry and helped fuel Hitler's rise to power.

In addition, investors have made efforts to uphold their moral values by for example, rejecting companies involved in the tobacco, illegal weapon industry or investing in undemocratic regimes.

As Laura has reported, Macmillan CEO John Sargent has argued in an open letter that his firm has done nothing wrong and that agency pricing is a critical weapon the industry desperately needs in its fight against the market dominance of Amazon.

He was loved and feted by the nuclear weapons industry, but largely despised by honest scientists everywhere.

They plan to raid dams in the Ruhr Valley, the source of the Nazis» hydroelectric power supply and the heart of their weapons industry.

An article in the Wall Street Journal's recent Wealth Report covers investing in the so - called «sin stocks,» i.e. shares of companies in the alcohol, tobacco, gambling and weapons industries.

Investors can encourage businesses to address gun violence through engagement or avoiding investments in the weapons industry.

As a result, there are many investment choices for those who wish to avoid providing capital to the weapons industry.

I'm a great fan of Naomi Klein and have read several of her books, however Naomi's comparison of the fossil fuel and nuclear weapons industry and portrayal of the nuclear weapons industry as somehow benign, as if the nuclear fuel cycle poses no threats, and as if nuclear weapons really do provide some kind of deterrent, is at least misguided and at worst misleading.