Gates: U.S. to sell smart bombs to Saudi Arabia

Haaretz by Ze'ev Schiff | Apr. 20, 2007 (News Report)

U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates said during his visit to Israel that Washington has decided to sell Joint Direct Attack Munition (JDAM) bombs to Saudi Arabia, Haaretz has learned.

A recent discussion in Washington raised the possibility that Jerusalem would ask the U.S. not to sell the satellite-guided smart bombs to the Saudis, but it was decided to reject this request. Full Story »

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Posted by: Posted by Marty Heyman - Apr 19, 2007 - 6:29 PM PDT
Reviewed by: Marty Heyman (review), Damien Jones (review), Mike LaBonte (review), Fabrice Florin (review)
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Damien Jones
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 by Damien Jones - Oct. 1, 2008

Concise, factual, account of pending sale of smart munitions to Saudi Arabia.

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Mike LaBonte
2.6
 by Mike LaBonte - Oct. 1, 2008

Does not give all sources. Useful but short paragraph on regional defense policy. Simple explanation of JDAM, but it needs a little more to be complete. No Saudi viewpoint, and no direct interviews.

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Fabrice Florin
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 by Fabrice Florin - Oct. 1, 2008
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Marty Heyman
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 by Marty Heyman - Oct. 1, 2008
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