Reagan revival of arms deals

Journal Article · · Bull. At. Sci.; (United States)

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1080/00963402.1987.11459551· OSTI ID:6142358

Hartung, W

The author notes that, ironically, the arms restraint policy the Reagan Administration so roundly repudiated was itself a response to the active promotion of arms sales by the Nixon and Ford Administrations. The Carter arms transfer policy, the author states, was not a naive, unilateral initiative as Reagan officials portrayed it, but a logical continuation of a policy Congress embarked on in response to the potentially dangerous impact of unregulated US sales in the early 1970s. The Reagan Administration, in making a swift reversal, offered easy terms to Third World nations, and eventually overcome the human rights barriers for transfers to certain South and Central American countries. The author sees the Iran-contra schemes as consistent with the administration policy of dismantling controls or arms transfers and offering easy access to anyone it sees playing a role in East-West confrontation. 11 references, 2 tables.

• OSTI ID: 6142358
• Journal Information: Bull. At. Sci.; (United States), Journal Name: Bull. At. Sci.; (United States) Vol. 43:6; ISSN BASIA
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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350200* -- Arms Control-- Proliferation-- (1987-)
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FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE
FINANCIAL INCENTIVES
FINANCING
GOVERNMENT POLICIES
INSTITUTIONAL FACTORS
NATIONAL SECURITY
NORTH AMERICA
POLITICAL ASPECTS
SECURITY
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