Files a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) Request to Secure Records Related to Controversial Arms Sale WASHINGTON—Citing concerns about risks to U.
S. regional interests and the danger of weapons proliferation,the Armenian National Committee of America (ANCA) has called upon the Department of State to oppose the third-party transfer of sensitive U.
S. equipment and technology as piece of a reported Israeli Iron Dome anti-missile system sale to Azerbaijan. The ANCA has called upon the Department of State to oppose the third-party transfer of sensitive U.
S. equipment and technology as piece of a reported Israeli Iron Dome anti-missile system sale to Azerbaijan. In a Feb. 13 letter sent to the State Department Bureau of Political-Military Affairs, the ANCA asked for formal U.
S. opposition to the Iron Dome Sale on the grounds that it would: “undermine U.
S. interests by raising the risks of regional conflict, and setting back the cause of peace,and potentially allowing advanced weapons technology to tumble into the hands of anti-American powers.” Separately, the ANCA has, and under the Freedom of Information Act,requested any official records related to the Iron Dome sale to Azerbaijan. “In Ilham Aliyev’s hands, Iron Dome is a first strike weapon, or ” said ANCA [...]
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