Clinton Lifts Ban on Sale of Weapons to Latin America
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WASHINGTON — President Clinton ended a 20-year-old ban Friday on the sale of high-tech U.S. warplanes and advanced weapons to Latin America.
The decision to allow sales of high-performance planes to the region comes as Chile has begun shopping around to replace its fighter planes and has shown interest in F-16s made by Lockheed.
The Carter administration imposed the arms sale ban at a time when most Latin American countries were under military regimes.
But now, White House spokesman Mike McCurry said, “Latin America has changed dramatically from a region dominated by coups and military governments to one of democracy and civilian control.”
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