WORLD IN BRIEF : MIDDLE EAST : House Aid Bill Aims to Freeze Arms Sales
From Times Staff and Wire Reports
The House approved a two-year, $25-billion foreign aid bill that sets out a plan to halt the Middle East arms race, including a freeze on U.S. sales of major weapons systems in the region. The plan would freeze sales until another supplier nation breaks the moratorium or until the U.S. program is replaced with multinational restraints.
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