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arms race stories: 7 news summaries

 Drug Cartels Winning 
 Mexican Arms Race 

Traffickers using military-grade weapons to take on police

Mar 14, 09 3:17 AM CDT
(Newser) - Mexican police are finding themselves hopelessly outgunned by drug cartels with military-grade weaponry, the Los Angeles Times reports. Authorities say the arms race is escalating rapidly as the cartels, competing with each other as well as with security forces, acquire grenade launchers, anti-tank rockets and other heavy weaponry of the... More »

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Mexico • Mexican drug war • arms race • drug cartel • weapons • grenade

Russia Scraps Plan for Nukes Near Europe

Moscow doesn't need missiles if US ditches own program in region

Jan 28, 09 5:27 AM CST
(Newser) - Russia will abandon its plans to deploy nuclear-capable missiles near Poland, the country's defense ministry said today. The Kremlin pulled back on the plan after President Obama announced a review of the Pentagon's controversial missile defense shield program in the region. The move offers an olive branch to Washington, says... More »

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Russia • missile shield • Vladimir Putin • nuclear weapons • arms race • Dmitry Medvedev • Davos • nuclear missiles • Obama administration

 US Arms Sales Skyrocket 

Some fear sparking 'arms race'

Sep 14, 08 8:26 AM CDT
(Newser) - Seeking to arm allies and contain countries like Iran and North Korea, the Bush Administration has significantly stepped up international weapons sales, the New York Times reports. The Defense Department will sell or transfer $32 billion in arms this year, particularly in the Middle East, compared to $12 billion two... More »

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Pentagon • US military • Department of Defense • arms race • Lockheed Martin • weapons • arms exports

Putin: Russia Ready
for 'New Arms Race'

Lame-duck prez takes veiled jabs at NATO weapons plans, US Middle East policy

Feb 8, 08 3:45 PM CST
(Newser) - Russian president Vladimir Putin virtually renewed Cold War hostilities today, accusing the West of starting a new arms race and vowing to respond in kind, Reuters reports. “It is already clear that a new arms race is unfolding,” Putin said, citing recent NATO decisions to expand to Russia’... More »

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Russia • Vladimir Putin • arms race • Dmitry Medvedev

'Mistrust' Fueling
Latin American Arms Race

Venezuela, Brazil lead weapons spending spree

Jan 16, 08 12:33 PM CST
(Newser) - Recent bursts of defense spending from Brazil and Venezuela have experts wondering if Latin America—decades removed from a war between nations—has entered an arms race, the Christian Science Monitor reports. Chile has also invested in weapons recently, and Colombia is rife with war-on-drugs firepower. “There is a... More »

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Latin America • Venezuela • Columbia University • Brazil • Chile • arms race

White House Proposes $43B in Mideast Military Aid

Rice pitches strategy to help contain Iran

Jul 30, 07 3:48 PM CDT
(Newser) - More than $43 billion in US military aid is earmarked for the Middle East, Reuters reports, part of a strategy to fight terrorism and counterbalance Iran. The outlays, which require congressional approval, include $13 billion to Egypt, $30 billion to Israel, and an unspecified amount to Saudi Arabia and other... More »

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Iraq • Iran • Israel • Middle East • Saudi Arabia • Syria • Robert Gates • Condoleezza Rice • Hezbollah • Egypt • arms race • military aid • al-Qaeda • Iraq war

US Will Share
Nuke Fuel, Technology
With India

Civilian deal reverses US precedent

Jul 27, 07 1:46 PM CDT
(Newser) - The United States unveiled a plan today to share nuclear fuel and technology with India, upending decades of American non-proliferation strictures, the AP reports. The deal allows only civilian uses, but critics are concerned nonetheless about the specter of an Asian  nuclear arms race. More »

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nuclear proliferation • Congress • United Nations • India • United States • nuclear • arms deal • arms race

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