Selling AWACS to the Saudis

Abstract

IN APRIL 1981, the Reagan Administration announced its intention to sell the U S Airborne Warning and Control System (AWACS)1 to Saudi Arabia By August, many lawmakers remained undecided and Senator Bob Packwood had assembled a bi-partisan list of 50 senators who he said would oppose the sale But on October 28 when the vote was taken, the Senate supported the sale 52 to 48 what caused undecided and opposed senators to ultimately support the AWACS sale?

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 01, 1996
Accession Number
ADA441438

Entities

People

  • Chris S. Ferguson

Organizations

  • National War College

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms
  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Airborne Warning And Control System
  • Aircraft Industry
  • Aircrafts
  • Arabia
  • Congress
  • Control Systems
  • Fighter Aircraft
  • Foreign Relations
  • Governments
  • House Of Representatives
  • Middle East
  • National Security
  • New York
  • President (United States)
  • Saudi Arabia
  • United States
  • War Colleges

Readers

  • Government and Public Administration Law.
  • Nuclear Non-Proliferation and International Security
  • Sensor Fusion and Tracking Systems.