President Bush's Middle East arms control initiative: one year later

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Pres Bush implemented his Middle East arms control initiative over one year ago with the assistance of the five permanent members of the UN security council. Arms Control Assn (ACA) assistant director for research Lee Feinstein believes that the initiative has been a failure in the sense that current US policy and practice is in conflict with the intent of the initiative. British American Security Information Council deputy director Natalie Goldring held similar views and said that very little has been done to control arms transfers to the Middle East.

Evaluation, Panel Discussion, Military assistance, Foreign military assistance

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New world orders: U.S. arms transfers to the Middle East

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The US has taken an official stand against unabated and continued arms sales to countries in the Middle East. However, the Bush administration's actual practice contradicts this stand. Pres George Bush recently announced the sale of advanced F-15 jet fighters and other military equipment to several countries in the region, despite his 'Middle East Arms Control Initiative.' Information on arms sales to several countries are presented.

United States, Reports, Military policy, Military assistance, American, American military assistance

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Chemical weapons in the Middle East

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The Middle East has been identified as possessing and using chemical weapons for military purposes. The current status of chemical weapons arsenal in Egypt is not known, while other Middle East nations, including Iran, Iraq, Israel and LIbya are known to control and utilize chemical weapons repeatedly in wars. Syria is currently planning to develop its chemical weapons facility with aid from the West and China.

Chemical weapons

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