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PMC, mercenaries and plutonium

The British humanitarian charity War on Want has published another report on the activities of private military companies(PMC), which she titled as "Mercenaries Unleashed". Beyond the negative tone and calls for tighter regulation of PMCs, The report also contains some interesting figures.. for example, in Hereford, not far from the base of the British special forces SAS, there are offices 14 British private military companies, a 46 companies recruit employees precisely from the ranks of former SAS employees. reported, that the well-known British security company G4S (which 2008 acquired PMC ArmorGroup, engaged in armed protection) received a contract for the protection of Basrah Gas Company in Iraq for 188 million pounds sterling and to guard the British embassy in Afghanistan for 100 millions of pounds. AT 2012 year the British Foreign Office spent on contracts with PMCs 48,9 millions of pounds, and in 2003 this amount was only 12,6 millions of pounds. AT 2013 year, the UK government issued 50 licenses for operating "floating arsenals" (vessels, where weapons and equipment of PMCs are stored, working in the field of protection of merchant ships from pirates) in the Indian Ocean. Now there are about 20 such active arsenals.. In total, only in the northwestern part of the Indian Ocean there are 200 maritime PMCs, half of which are English. The market is valued at 500 millions of dollars. International Code of Conduct for Private Security Companies signed 708 companies.


The Telegraph, citing Libyan intelligence sources, He writes, that ISIS is in Libya trying to create his hired "army of the poor"and offers up to one thousand dollars a month to people from Sudan, Mali and Chad, so that they fight for the Caliphate. Considering, that at home these people earn a couple of dollars a day, the offer sounds tempting to many. Today, ISIS in Libya has about two to three thousand fighters, of which about 70% - non-Libyans, and from other countries. There is also an incessant flow of Africans into Libya, wishing to travel to Europe. There are concerns, that some of them will join the ranks of ISIS. The Libyan authorities are asking for help from the West and are negotiating the arrival of 1,000 British and 5,000 Italian troops in the country..

US Air Force base in Nevada use civilian hired pilotsfrom Draken International. They switched to the services of private traders at the base after budget cuts and the disbandment of one of the squadrons, which simulated enemy actions during exercises (Russian Su-30). Private pilots are cheaper for the Air Force, and they are able to fly "for the enemy". Draken International has at its disposal, among other things, 77 MiG-21 aircraft.

According to The Daily Mail, in January two special double hull vessels Pacific Heron and Pacific Egret traveled from the UK to Japan, to take 331 kilogram of plutonium. Vessels are guarded by Navy ships and, likely, they are accompanied by a submarine. On board — 50 commandos and 20 mm guns. All this should scare off potential terrorist invaders.. Plutonium was leased to the Japanese by the British for research purposes., and from Japan it will be sent to USA. Pacific Heron and Pacific Egret will not go through the Panama Canal with plutonium on board, as, According to the author, there is a threat of attack or shelling by terrorists, therefore, the path through Cape Horn around South America will be chosen.

Basically, there is nothing new in the transportation and rental of radioactive materials, The UK leads this market, but the publication of this article caused outrage, as many thought, that classified information was disclosed, and the terrorists have a specific goal. Total per year by seatakes place around 300 flights for the transport of radioactive materials, and the total number of shipped radioactive cargoes of all sizes in all industries in the world reaches 20 million per year.

curious, As for 1972 years uranium was transported in the United States without armed guards, and since the 80s, the private security company The Wackenhut Corporation (now part of G4S) starts guarding nuclear facilities in the US. There are many claims against the company.: the guards are sleeping on duty, turn off their laser systems during exercises, imitating hitting a person during a shootout, know in advance, where will the mock attack take place, security cameras not working. A 8 July 2012 three peace activists, including 82 year old (!) old woman, penetrated the security perimeters of the complex without hindrance and reached the outer walls of the high-enriched uranium materials storage building. The contract has been terminated, but the new private security companies at this facility also continued to “please” the authorities with various failures in the security system. Private traders began to be involved last year in the protection of nuclear facilities in the UK. The appropriateness of the use of PMCs in this area is a matter of great debate..

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