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U.S. Sells the Most Weapons to Others

WASHINGTON (AP) - The United States is the largest supplier of weapons to developing nations, delivering more than $9.6 billion in arms to Near East and Asian countries last year.

The U.S. sales to the developing countries helped boost worldwide weapons sales to the highest level since 2000, a congressional study says.

The total worldwide value of all agreements to sell arms last year was close to $37 billion, and nearly 59 percent of the agreements were to sell weapons to developing nations, according to the Congressional Research Service report.

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So which one of these countries will be our next enemy? Why don't we learn?

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Congress to Consider Nuke Deal With India

WASHINGTON (AP) - Congress will soon take a hard look at President Bush's plan to share civilian nuclear technology with India, a proposal that could bolster an important U.S. ally - though some fear it would open the floodgates to nuclear proliferation.

Bush and Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh announced the agreement during a visit to Washington last month. Before the technology can be shipped to India, Congress must approve an exception to - or change - the U.S. law banning civilian nuclear cooperation with countries that haven't submitted to full nuclear inspections.

The administration will start pushing its case in earnest after lawmakers return from their summer break Sept. 6. Already, Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice has sought support from congressional leaders.

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-- Edited by Scott Leffler at 06:31, 2005-09-01

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So once we give India nuclear weapons, will we have to invade them as well? Or do we wait for the UN to step in? Why aren't they stopping us from giving other people weapons?

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