Saudi AWACS (Airborne Warning and Control System): American Foreign Policy in Conflict

Abstract

An analysis of the 1981 foreign military sale of AWACS and F-15 enhancement items to Saudi Arabia as an instrument of American foreign policy. Subject areas include a review of the political background and events leading up to the sale, a brief discussion of the major actors involved, and a more in- depth look at the congressional debate of the issue and resulting vote. Concluding remark s assess the congressional treatment of more recent and similar Middle East arms transfer proposals as well as the value of 'arms sale diplomacy' as a realistic method of projecting U.S. influence into the Persian Gulf region.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Mar 01, 1986
Accession Number
ADA178027

Entities

People

  • William F. Deegan Jr.

Organizations

  • Air War College

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms
  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Materials and Manufacturing Processes
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Agreements
  • Air Defense
  • Air Force
  • Airborne Warning And Control System
  • Arms Control
  • Congress
  • Control Systems
  • Fighter Aircraft
  • Foreign Relations
  • Governments
  • National Politics
  • National Security
  • New York
  • Tanker Aircraft
  • Treaties
  • United States
  • War Colleges

Fields of Study

  • Political science

Readers

  • Government and Public Administration Law.
  • Nuclear Non-Proliferation and International Security
  • Strategic Security Studies