Debt-for-Product: Meeting Foreign Military Sales and Strategic and Critical Materials Stockpile Requirements

Abstract

Current United States budget deficits and other fiscal pressures seriously impact the national security interests of the United States by placing at risk critical national defense programs. Two of these programs are the Security Assistance Program (SAP) and the Strategic and Critical Materials Stockpile Program (SCMSP). This study provides an analysis of SAP and SCMSP budgetary requirements and financing options. It suggests that, in spite of bugetary constraints, a debt-for-product financing option may offer each program complementing resources that could sustain both programs' vitality. Congressional budgetary constraints limit the programs to partial and inadequate funding. This partial funding prevents the programs from meeting their objectives and places at risk the country's national security. National security program planners must evaluate creative financing mechanisms for national security programs. A debt-for-product financing option would allow the program planner to supplement SAP and SCMSP funding.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Apr 05, 1991
Accession Number
ADA235760

Entities

People

  • Isiah Moore Jr.

Organizations

  • United States Army War College

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Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Commerce
  • Commodities
  • Department Of Defense
  • Department Of State
  • Emergencies
  • Export Controls
  • Exports
  • Foreign Military Sales
  • Governments
  • Imports
  • International Trade
  • Money
  • National Security
  • Strategic Materials
  • United States
  • United States Government
  • War Colleges

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  • Economics
  • Strategic Security Studies