Pentagon moves to sell Pakistan anti-ship missiles

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http://www.swissinfo.org/sen/swissinfo.html?siteSect=143&sid=5760457&cKey=1115419835000

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Pentagon notified congress on Friday of a proposed sale to Pakistan of 40 air-launched and 20 ground-launched Harpoon Block II anti-ship missiles and related materials valued at up to $180 million (95 million pounds).

Pakistan, a key ally in the U.S.-declared war on terrorism, plans to use the equipment to modernize its existing Harpoon missile capability, the announcement said.

The Pakistani Navy already has AGM-84 Block I air/surface/subsurface launch capability, it said. snip

On March 25, President George W. Bush authorized the sale of Lockheed Martin (LMT) F-16 fighter jets to Pakistan in a reversal of 15 years of U.S. policy aimed at curbing Pakistan's nuclear weapons program.

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[daleo]

1. That will stop the Al Queda navy. n/t

[Kagemusha]

2. You mean the Indian Navy.

Man India will be pissed..

[daleo]

6. Just being ironic.

Agreed that India is the main concerned party. I imagine Bush will offer India something in time - arming both sides is good business as Krupp discovered long ago.

[0007]

3. Another dumb move that may jump up and bite the ass of the U.S.

India can't be too happy with this sale.

[Mika]

4. They (India) will buy Sunburn missles

Idiot _Bush keeps digging us into a deeper hole. :argh:



www.stopbolton.org

[MisterP]

7. and Iran; another tie between India, Iran, and Russia

whoopee for World War Three!

[Bigmack]

8. Or the Silkworm..

... Who would want some American-made POS when you can get the best.

The US will still be trying to bolt more armor onto the Hummers and pissing away our soldiers in Iraq.

[Bandit]

5. Hundred to one those will be used against Americans someday

:shrug: I am almost to the point of no longer caring.