Thursday 12 November 2009

BAE Jockeys With Lockheed for Gulf Sales Amid Iran Arms Threats

Most of the world looks at Iran and perceives a growing nuclear threat. Its Persian Gulf neighbors are also focusing on what they call a dangerous conventional weapons buildup.

Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates are leading a drive to upgrade their missile-defense, naval and air forces. The spending offers U.S. and European defense companies such as BAE Systems Plc and Lockheed Martin Corp. as much as $40 billion in sales, mostly in the next two to five years. Some of these deals may be discussed at the Dubai Air Show starting Nov. 15.

The buildup is a sign that Iran, suspected by the U.S. and its allies of developing atomic weapons, poses a growing conventional military threat too. It is testing new missiles with a longer-range strike capability and building naval forces capable of hitting neighboring oil facilities, said Sami al- Faraj, director of the Kuwait Center for Strategic Studies, which advises the Kuwaiti government.

6 comments:

  1. We have seen in the 2nd world war USA bombing on Japan, the same USA is now against the nuclear war, Who is itself a nuclear power, Why USA takes the first step to destroy his nuclear weapons. We are expecting this from USA. Now Iran is going for the nuclear power, and facing the condemn from every part of the world even from his neighbors, even his neighbors are his brothers (According to the relation of Islam)

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  2. Every country looks for its security, When some country need some kind of resources, they always go for those from where they can have those resources. Like USA did with Iraq for oil.

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  3. The major purpose of USA to attack in Iraq was to get oil. And this purpose is going to be fulfilled.

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  4. Every one knows about this drama. Why this drama is going to be played.

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  5. There is a lot of planning behind this drama, not only the oil, but there are other benefits also.

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