20 Oct 2010

US confirms it’s selling Saudis $60 billion in weapons ‘to enhance stability’

The United States plans to sell up to $60 billion worth of military aircraft to Saudi Arabia, the U.S. State Department announced on Wednesday in a move designed to shore up a region overshadowed by Iran.

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Andrew Shapiro, the assistant secretary of state for political-military affairs, told a news conference the U.S. administration did not anticipate any objections to the sale from Israel, traditionally wary of arms sales to nearby Arab countries.

"We think it will enhance regional security and stability rather than diminish it," Shapiro told a news conference.

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