The world is sliding quietly into a new arms race, where parades in Beijing, frigates on the Clyde and arms fairs in London are sold as economic triumphs but in reality enrich executives, distort economies, lower the threshold for war and drown out the few dissenting voices warning that the price of such profiteering will ultimately be paid in lives.

The Strategic Defence Review 2025 heralds a worrying embrace of militarism over disarmament, risking the erosion of ethical oversight and civilian safety.

The UK’s increasing investment in Anduril Industries, a US-based autonomous weapons firm backed by Peter Thiel, highlights the risks of AI-driven warfare and the ethical dilemmas posed by machine-led military decision-making.

This report exposes the deadliest weapons used by Israel in Gaza, including the GBU-39 Small Diameter Bomb, JDAM GBU-31 V3, SPIKE missile, M107-A3 155mm artillery shell, and white phosphorus shells, highlighting their destructive impact on civilians and the legal, ethical concerns surrounding their use.

These technologies are removing accountability from warfare and making it harder to hold individuals or governments responsible for extrajudicial killings.

A recent investigation by +972 Magazine claims the Israeli Defense Forces are using an AI system named “Lavender” to target tens of thousands in Gaza, sparking debate over the ethical implications of AI in warfare.