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http://www.menewsline.com/stories/2002/july/07_23_1.html Middle East Newsline July 24, 2002 OMAN SEEKS TO BOLSTER MARITIME DEFENSE -The Bush administration has approved a $42 million sale of munitions for Oman's F-16 multi-role fighter fleet. The U.S. Defense Security Cooperation Agency said the munitions include 20mm high explosive and training projectiles, the MK-82 and MK-83 general purpose bombs and the Joint Direct Attack Munitions. WASHINGTON [MENL] -- Oman has ordered advanced air munitions from the United States in an effort to bolster the coastal defenses of the Gulf Arab sultanate. U.S. officials said Oman requires the munitions for its air force to repel any attack from the Persian Gulf. They said the sultanate's coastline, desalinization plants and oil fields are vulnerable from both regional powers such as Iran and Iraq as well as Islamic insurgents. The Bush administration has approved a $42 million sale of munitions for Oman's F-16 multi-role fighter fleet. The U.S. Defense Security Cooperation Agency said the munitions include 20mm high explosive and training projectiles, the MK-82 and MK-83 general purpose bombs and the Joint Direct Attack Munitions. Officials said Congress has not expressed objection to the sale. They said the sultanate will not have any difficulty absorbing the order of more than 120,000 munitions and bombs. __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Yahoo! Health - Feel better, live better http://health.yahoo.com --------------------------- ANTI-NATO INFORMATION LIST ==^================================================================ This email was sent to: [email protected] EASY UNSUBSCRIBE click here: http://topica.com/u/?a84x2u.bacIlu Or send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] T O P I C A -- Register now to manage your mail! http://www.topica.com/partner/tag02/register ==^================================================================
