Issues of Arm Control in the Middle East
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Representatives from 43 African states on April 11, 1996 signed the African nuclear-weapons-free zone treaty, setting the stage for the continent to become the world's fifth geographic region to be declared a zone free of nuclear weapons. Also called the Pelindaba Treaty, the accord is the culmination of more than 35 years of work by African countries to make the continent nuclear weapon free. Their efforts began in 1960 following the first French nuclear test--conducted above ground in Algeria. Among the original signatories are Egypt, a key player in efforts to create a similar zone in the Middle East, and Libya, a country of proliferation concern. In deliverying the keynote address at the signing ceremony, Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak hailed the treaty and called for a robust effort to conclude a similar agreement banning nuclear as well as bioogical and chemical weapons from the Middle East. Egypt has repeatedly demanded that Israel dismantle its suspected nuclear arsenal, the only one in the Middle East.On the same day, the Department of Defense (DOD) released its first annual report on the global dangers posed by weapons of mass destruction (WMD) and its efforts to combat the threat through its Defense Counterproliferation Initiative. Entitled Prliferation: Threat and Response, the 70-page publication discussed the major threats to U.S. security from the proliferation of WMD and their delivery systems, and outlines the full range of the Pentag
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(1) prevent the acquisition of WMD and missiles; (2) roll back proliferations where it occurs; (3) deter the use of WMD and missiles; and (4) adapt military forced and planning to respond to regional situations hwere U.S. forces face WMD threats. However, just six days later, on April 17, 1996 a State Department official announced that the Clinton administration would go ahead with the delivery of $368 million in conventional weapons to Pakistan over the next six to seven months. The tranfer would include three P-3 marine patrol aircraft, Harpoon anti-ship missiles, towed howitzers, AIM-9 anti-aircraft missiles, radar equipment and various spare parts. State and Defense Department officials said the transfer would strengthen U.S. ties with Pakistan and inisisted that the administration remains "committed to a responsible implementation of its non-proliferation policy." This, despite a recent CIA report alleging that Pakistan bought 5,000 Chinese ring magnets that could be used in nuclear weapon development.
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Given the ambiguity, dishonesty, and inaccuracy that generally plagues the relationship and specifically infects treaty talks between the Middle East and the United States , is there any likelihood that these
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