extremely unstable and in the throes
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of revolution. The sale did not go
through. In 1979, the same year the
Shah was overthrown, the GAO re-
ported FMS was “riddled with fi nan-
cial management problems,” and the
U.S. reportedly was facing billions in
canceled contracts with Iran.
China also was a U.S. customer at
one time. And up until four years ago,
the U.S. was selling to Venezuela. In
2006, Venezuela threatened to sell its
F-16s to a third country, possibly Iran.
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with the Chinese. In late 2007, for ex-
ample, India and China wrapped up
their fi rst-ever joint military exercise,
and it appears they might be planning
for similar future cooperation.
On another front, there have been
reports the U.S. currently is work-
ing to edge out Russia in arms sales
to India. France, with its primarily
state-owned defense industry, has
contracted to build civilian nuclear
reactors in China and reportedly is
seeking contracts in North Africa.
French Prime Minister Nicolas
Sarkozy met with Libya’s Muam-
mar Qaddafi to seal their countries’
nuclear deal (one blessed by the
U.S.) and an arms sales agreement.
Libya worked its way back into U.S.
favor in 2006 but has not yet been
approved for FMS.
In the world of FMS, the compe-
tition faced by U.S. diplomatic and
business interests is intense. The
stakes are high in this arms-trade
race of sorts, and the U.S. no longer
is the only player in town. MO
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