State Department Advanced Medium Range Air-to-Air Missile (AMRAAM) Policy: A Nod to Non-Proliferation

Abstract

Since the mid-1990s the State Department has restricted the export of the Advanced Medium Range Air-to-Air Missile (AMRAAM) in regions where a like capability has yet to be introduced. The policy was conceived as an attempt to foster regional stability in regions where the proliferation of advanced weaponry may lead to the start of a local arms race. Competing objectives included furthering U.S. regional influence and the amelioration of concerns over a decreasing domestic industrial base. The policy was implemented without adequate consideration of restricting other types of advanced weaponry or the ramifications to U.S. policies in both the international and domestic environments. Though a laudable objective, the AMRAAM was a poor choice of means to achieve that end during a period of increasing administration emphasis to export advanced weaponry throughout the world.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 01, 2003
Accession Number
ADA442104

Entities

People

  • Nelson Cabot Jr.

Organizations

  • National War College

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Accuracy
  • Acquisition
  • Aircrafts
  • Arms Control
  • Beyond Visual Range Missiles
  • Bombs
  • Department Of State
  • Fighter Aircraft
  • Global Positioning Systems
  • Munitions
  • National Security
  • Procurement
  • Security
  • South America
  • United States
  • War Colleges
  • Weapons

Fields of Study

  • Political science

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