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| Northrop Grumman Says It Will Walk Away From Cluster Bomb Contract |
| 2021-01-30 |
| [Defense One] Northrop Grumman said Thursday that it would walk away from a U.S. government cluster bomb contract as the company moves to distance itself from the deadly weapons commonly associated with civilian casualties. Uh huh. The sea among which the predator fish freely swim The contract involves the "testing of cluster munition components" and is "structured to help remove cluster munitions safely," Northrop CEO Kathy Warden said on her company's quarterly earnings call on Thursday. The company does not make cluster munitions, which are air or ground-launched bombs that contain submunitions that spread indiscriminately over a wide area. Unexploded weapons from wars decades ago are still killing civilians. "We recognize that even supporting an area like cluster munitions for investors is of concern, because safe removal implies that at one point there was an embracing of the use of these products," she said. "When we look at our portfolio, we are going to continue to recognize, we support our government and our allies in the important work of enabling our troops to do their work, but at the same time, be thoughtful about potential human rights implications, and how these technologies may be used in the future and provides equal consideration to safeguards associated with them." With Democrats now controlling the White House and Congress, Warden used the earnings call to tout the company’s environment, sustainability, and workforce-diversification efforts. |
| Posted by:Besoeker |
| #9 Precisely what the soldier in the field is concerned with when employing a weapon: is my weapon compliant with "environment, sustainability, and workforce-diversification". Future generations are fucked. |
| Posted by: Deadeye Jaiting7534 2021-01-30 21:23 |
| #8 ...means of killing the enemy in a peaceful manner. "Lightly killed," as the Monty Pythom sketch put it. |
| Posted by: M. Murcek 2021-01-30 12:12 |
| #7 NG doesn't make cluster bombs; the last maker was Textron and they quit several years back. "structured to help remove cluster munitions safely" Sounds like they were concerned about liability claims if they didn't do their job right. |
| Posted by: ed in texas 2021-01-30 12:06 |
| #6 Not enough, I guess. |
| Posted by: james 2021-01-30 11:09 |
| #5 How much did Northrup Grumman donate to the Biden campaign? |
| Posted by: Clem 2021-01-30 10:20 |
| #4 How do I short Northrop Grumman stock and become a millionaire overnight? Not sarcasm I'm serious. |
| Posted by: jpal 2021-01-30 09:59 |
| #3 Woke Weapons of War guaranteed to not hurt anyone but will destroy a baby milk factory every now and then. Suggest NG hammer their remaining aluminum supplies into foil hats. |
| Posted by: Sponter Crealing7194 2021-01-30 09:21 |
| #2 ....Clearly, Ms. Warden would have NG move into means of killing the enemy in a peaceful manner. And I would note she makes no mention of refunding all that sweet, sweet taxpayer money her company is getting on the B-21 Raider project, which will eventually be the only bomber we have specifically intended for nuclear delivery. Just sayin'. Mike |
| Posted by: Mike Kozlowski 2021-01-30 09:17 |
| #1 Probably told by their gov't liaison people that a cancellation from the Administration was coming. Waive the contract termination dollars and donate them to the party. |
| Posted by: Besoeker 2021-01-30 09:17 |