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Alliant Techsystems (ATK) is a major US aerospace and defense contractor with sales of approximately USD $2.2 billion (circa 2004) and strong positions in propulsion, composite structures, munitions, precision capabilities, and civil and sporting ammunition. It was spun-off from Honeywell in 1990. Their headquarters are in Edina, Minnesota.
The company is known to produce a number of controversial weapons, including depleted uranium rounds and cluster bombs. They did manufacture anti-personnel landmines for the US Military in the past, but they do not currently have a contract to produce more at this time, according to their spokes-people. For these reasons, the company has been a target of peace movement protests because these weapons are considered by many around the world to be a violation of international law and treaties since they are by definition indiscriminate weapons. There are weekly vigils held at Alliant Techsystems headquarters, as well as occasional organized acts of civil disobedience to protest the manufacture and sale of indiscriminate weapons.
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