Security Assistance -- It Can Be a Two-Way Street

Abstract

There are two views of almost everything, especially when U.S. government (USG) programs are the subject; and security assistance is certainly no exception. From the definition in JCS Publication 1, we know that security assistance (SA) is "a group of programs which provide defense articles, military training and related defense services, by grant, credit or cash sales to qualified countries in the furtherance of national policies and objectives." But many critics contend that SA is another case of the USG spending valuable tax dollars with no clear goal, resulting in the U.S. acting as a "merchant of death" which sells or gives unneeded weapons to insolvent third world nations.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 01, 1985
Accession Number
ADA494725

Entities

People

  • William C. Brannan Jr.

Organizations

  • Defense Security Cooperation Agency

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms
  • Human Systems
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Aircrafts
  • Combat Readiness
  • Contracts
  • Data Displays
  • Display Systems
  • Maintenance
  • Maintenance Costs
  • Military Education
  • Military Equipment
  • Military Science
  • Military Training
  • Security
  • Simulators
  • Students
  • Training
  • Warfare

Readers

  • Economics
  • Government Contracting/Procurement.
  • International Relations and European Studies