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		<title>Missile Watch &#8211; February 2010</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 22 Feb 2010 20:52:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Matt Schroeder</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Missile Watch A publication of the FAS Arms Sales Monitoring Project Vol. 3, Issue 1 February 2010 Editor: Matt Schroeder Contributing Author: Matt Buongiorno Graphics: Alexis Paige Contents: Global Overview Afghanistan: No recent discoveries of shoulder-fired, surface-to-air missiles in insurgent arms caches Eritrea: UN slaps arms embargo on major missile proliferator Iraq: Fewer public reports [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Eight Recommendations for Improving Transparency in US Arms Transfers</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 08 Jan 2010 17:04:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Matt Schroeder</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Transparency is essential for effective congressional and public oversight of the arms trade, and the US government is widely (and rightly) praised for its reporting on arms exports. Yet there is also significant room for improvement. Reporting on US arms exports and international arms transfers funded or authorized by the US government is often incomplete, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Bush Administration Unveils New Export Control Directive</title>
		<link>http://www.fas.org/blog/ssp/2008/01/bush_administration_unveils_ne.php</link>
		<comments>http://www.fas.org/blog/ssp/2008/01/bush_administration_unveils_ne.php#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 29 Jan 2008 17:29:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Matt Schroeder</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[At a press briefing on Wednesday, John Rood, the Acting Under Secretary of State for Arms Control and International Security, fielded questions about the Bush Administration&#8217;s new Export Control Directive &#8211; the latest attempt to reduce delays and inefficiencies in the State Department&#8217;s export control system. If implemented properly, some of the proposals could help [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Licensing Exemptions, Round Two: The Defense Trade Cooperation Treaty</title>
		<link>http://www.fas.org/blog/ssp/2007/07/licensing_exemptions_round_two.php</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 20 Jul 2007 22:05:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Matt Schroeder</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[At a press briefing on Monday, Assistant Secretary of State John Rood elaborated on the Bush Administration’s latest attempt to secure license-free defense exports to the UK, a contentious issue that sparked a bruising battle between the administration and House Republicans three years ago. This time the exemptions are packaged in the form of a [...]]]></description>
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		<title>New Report Assesses Efforts to Combat the Terrorist Threat from Shoulder-fired Missiles</title>
		<link>http://www.fas.org/blog/ssp/2007/06/new_report_assesses_efforts_to.php</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 14 Jun 2007 16:57:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Matt Schroeder</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[In a report released this week by the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI), FAS analyst Matt Schroeder provides an unprecedented look at global efforts to counter the terrorist threat from Man-portable Air Defense Systems (MANPADS). The report, which appears as an appendix in this year&#8217;s edition of the SIPRI Yearbook, goes beyond mainstream media [...]]]></description>
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		<title>FAS Obtains Data on Arms Export End-use Monitoring</title>
		<link>http://www.fas.org/blog/ssp/2007/01/fas_obtains_data_on_arms_expor.php</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 22 Jan 2007 19:30:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Matt Schroeder</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The FAS has obtained, via the Freedom of Information Act, a complete list of “unfavorable determinations” resulting from end-use checks of US arms exports (and export requests) performed by the State Department. The cases underscore the importance of America’s rigorous arms export control system and the danger of relaxing these controls, even on transfers to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Defense Industry Gears Up for “Phase Two” of Arms Export Control Reform Campaign</title>
		<link>http://www.fas.org/blog/ssp/2006/10/defense_industry_gears_up_for_.php</link>
		<comments>http://www.fas.org/blog/ssp/2006/10/defense_industry_gears_up_for_.php#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 26 Oct 2006 16:44:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Matt Schroeder</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Defense Industry is laying the groundwork for yet another attempt to “reform” the US arms export control system. At a briefing held at the Heritage Foundation last week, Mark Esper of the Aerospace Industries Association (AIA) announced that the AIA is “fine tuning” Phase two of its campaign, which will, according to AIA&#8217;s newsletter, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Lawmakers Scold Administration Over F-16 Sale to Pakistan</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 23 Jul 2006 14:47:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Matt Schroeder</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[At Thursday’s hearing on the sale of 36 F-16 aircraft to Pakistan, Assistant Secretary of State John Hillen endured tongue-lashings from several members of the House International Relations Committee (HIRC), who objected to the manner in which his bureau has managed the $5.1 billion arms package. Of particular concern was the administration’s unilateral decision to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Pakistan to receive 36 F-16 fighter jets</title>
		<link>http://www.fas.org/blog/ssp/2006/07/pakistan_to_receive_36_f-16_fi.php</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 06 Jul 2006 16:04:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Matt Schroeder</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[On Monday, the Bush administration announced a massive $5.1 billion arms package for Pakistan, the largest arms sale to the Indian subcontinent since US sanctions were suspended in 2001. The package includes 36 F-16 fighter jets, armaments, and upgrades for its existing fleet of F-16s. The announcement came five days after the administration officially notified [...]]]></description>
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