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U.S. Arms Policy & Sales

  • U.S.-Pakistani Arms Pipeline Stays Open
    Arms Control Today
    December 1, 2007
  • U.S. Again Outsells Other Arms Suppliers
    Arms Control Today
    November 1, 2007
  • U.S., Australia Reach Defense Trade Pact
    Arms Control Today
    October 1, 2007
  • U.S. Renews Fighter Exports to Pakistan
    Arms Control Today
    September 1, 2007
  • U.S. Plans Major Middle East Arms Sales
    Arms Control Today
    September 1, 2007

    Citing threats from Iran, Syria, and various terrorist groups, the Bush administration is offering more than $60 billion in new weapons and military assistance to Egypt, Israel, Saudi Arabia, and other U.S. allies in the Middle East. (Continue)
  • Arms Trade Dips But Still Brisk in 2006
    Arms Control Today
    September 1, 2007
  • Proposed U.S. Arms Export Agreements From January 1, 2006 to December 31, 2006
    Fact Sheets & Briefs
    August 17, 2007

    August 2007
  • Taiwan Buys U.S. Arms; U.S. Eyes China
    Arms Control Today
    July 1, 2007

    Taiwan’s legislature recently approved buying a dozen anti-submarine planes, a modest portion of an original $18 billion U.S. arms package offered six years ago. The purchase comes amid persistent U.S. questions about China’s military modernization and a new move to prevent American technology from aiding that drive.

    Soon after taking office, President George W. Bush authorized selling Taiwan an array of weapon systems, including destroyers, diesel-electric attack submarines, and aircraft. (See ACT, May 2001.) Later, the United States added short- and medium-range anti-missile systems. Taiwan agreed to acquire four Kidd-class guided-missile destroyers, the final two of which were delivered last September. The rest of the package, however, became entangled in politics. (Continue)
  • Israeli Cluster Munitions Use Examined
    Arms Control Today
    March 1, 2007
  • Anything but Conventional
    Arms Control Today
    December 1, 2006

    What is the most serious weapons-related security threat? The answer depends on who you are and where you live. For many Westerners, the biggest worry may be catastrophic nuclear terrorism. But for millions of people in conflict-ridden developing regions, the greatest threat emanates from the free flow of and trade in conventional weapons. With global arms sales soaring to more than $44 billion in 2005 and hundreds of thousands of people dying annually from weapons and war, tough new controls on international arms sales are urgently needed.

    U.S. and global leaders recognize the high-consequence dangers posed by nuclear, chemical, and biological weapons. As a result, they have established a patchwork system of legally binding treaties restricting the possession, proliferation, and use of “unconventional” weapons. However, there is no international treaty regulating the export of conventional arms, which produce more misery and carnage on a day-to-day basis. (Continue)