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Monday, September 27th, 2010

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The Latest Word On Trends And Developments In Aerospace And Defense Treaty Testiness. Arms-control experts aren't happy with the Senate Foreign Relations Committee's Sept. 21 approval of Defense Trade Cooperation Treaties with Australia and the United Kingdom. The panel approved a resolution for advice and consent for ratification of the treaties, as well as legislation to implement them. Committee Chairman John Kerry (D-Mass.) calls approving the treaties "a critical step toward enhancing our cooperative efforts to combat the mutual threats…

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