United States Security Assistance Programs, their impact on the U.S. Shipbuilding Industry and implications for Ukraine
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https://doi.org/10.34169/2414-0651.2017.4(16).20-28Keywords:
policy and execution of arms transfers, naval arms shareAbstract
Based on the open sources, article analyses the U.S. policy and execution of arms transfers to other states as a tool of the foreign policy; defines naval arms share in this process; tries to evaluate how distribution of the naval armament, assets and equipment produced in the U.S. supports its world-wide influence and prestige as a maritime nation; and analyses Ukrainian interests in receiving ships (vessels) from the USA in frames of Security Assistance Programs
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