VOL. XXXV

NO. 36

8-JUNE-1992

Saudi Arabia

US to Sell $1.9bn Worth of Arms to Saudi Arabia

The Bush administration announced on 2 June plans to sell $1.88bn worth ofmilitary weapons and support services to Saudi Arabia. The Pentagon announcementsaid that the "sale will contribute to the foreign policy and nationalsecurity of the United States by helping improve the security and self-defenseof a friendly country." The deal consists of the following:

- $606mn for "Hellfire missiles, Hydra-70 rockets,...