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Middle East Arms Trade: Yemen
By Xiaodon Liang On April 3 the New York Times published a news story citing U.S. administration officials that stated the United States had over the past week adopted a new position calling for the departure from office of Ali … Continue reading
Posted in Arms Trade, Conventional Weapons, Middle East
Tagged Arms Sales, Arms Trade, Bulgaria, Saleh, United States, Wikileaks, yemen
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Arms Trade/Sales: Grading the Obama Administration’s Conventional Arms Control Record
By Jeff Abramson Today, Commerce Secretary Gary Locke and Assistant Secretary of State Andrew Shapiro will be in India to attend one of the world’s largest arms shows in order “to increase significantly the volume and technological sophistication of U.S. … Continue reading
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Tagged Arms Sales, Arms Trade, Obama Administration, U.S. Arms Trade
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Arms Trade Treaty: Grading the Obama Administration’s Conventional Arms Control Record
By Jeff Abramson At the end of this month, delegates will meet again at the United Nations to continue work on a legally binding accord to regulate the conventional arms trade. As we launch a week of assessing the Obama … Continue reading
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Tagged Arms Trade, arms trade treaty, Obama Administration, U.S. Arms Trade
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GAO Report on U.S. Arms Sales, 2005-2009
A recently released GAO report highlights the value of U.S. arms sales, either by the U.S. government or licensed private companies, between 2005-2009, as well as some problems with the current U.S. system for reporting arms sales. In one oversight … Continue reading
