In 1981, President Ronald Reagan announced that the United States would sell advanced air defense armaments, including F-15 improvements. AIM-9L air-to-air missiles, and the Airborne Warning and Control System (AWACS) to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. Despite strong opposition in Congress, the administration successfully concluded the sale Fundamental to the success of the policy debate was the President's careful orchestration of efforts to secure a majority of support within the Senate.
Reagan and the AWACS Sale to Saudi Arabia - Bureaucratic Politics in Action
1996
16 pages
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English