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American Arms -- Into Whose Hands?

Since Sept. 11, the US has stepped up military assistance to allies old and new. But might America's own weapons someday be turned against it?

Thu Feb. 21, 2002 12:00 AM PST

Star Wars: The Next Generation

OPINION: New Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld will be President Bush's point man for selling Congress, US allies, and skeptics in Russia and China on a national ballistic missile defense -- a highly dubious system which will cost taxpayers billions and could reignite the nuclear arms race.

Wed Jan. 31, 2001 12:00 AM PST

U.S. Arms for Turkish Abuses

On his way to a major international summit in Istanbul this week, President Clinton stopped off on Monday to tut-tut the Turkish parliament over its country's dismal human rights record and ongoing repression of its Kurdish minority. Apparently, it slipped his mind that the number one source of weapons for Turkey's overzealous security forces is the U.S. itself.

Wed Nov. 17, 1999 12:00 AM PST

Lockheed Martin's Own Private Arms Race

If maintaining air superiority in the world is a priority for the US, then selling our most capable fighter planes abroad is not. Congress should stop allowing defense contractors to arm our enemies, and force us to spend billions of tax dollars to catch up.

Tue Sep. 7, 1999 11:00 PM PDT
 

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