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I was working on the Al Yamamah 1 Project in late 80s. British Aerospace sold Tornando planes with support and facility buildings for two Saudi airbases in exchange for oil. Buildings included prayer rooms, libraries, dormitories, maintenance and repair workshops and hangers as well as bunkers for storing weapons.
This was a contract between governments, which ended when Iraq invaded Kuwait and Skud missiles were landing in the Saudi capital Riyadh, first gulf war. Our contract ended with BAe because the company I worked for previously designed and built Baghdad International Airport for Saddam Hussain's regime. Also a contract between governments.
Ironically Al Yamamah translates as peace, it was intended as a deterrent, which then becomes aggressive against neighbouring countries such as Yemen, which had an amazing history in terms of culture and architecture.
Of course I'm not proud of the fact that aged 20 I was an architect of destruction.
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Not selling weapons to and rescinding the uk's relationship with the Saudi regime would be a grand start.
http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/uk-could-be-prosecuted-for-war-crimes-over-missiles-sold-to-saudi-arabia-that-were-used-to-kill-a6752166.html