Pakistan Aid Cutoff: U.S. Nonproliferation and Foreign Policy Considerations
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U.S. aid and arms sales to Pakistan generally had been prohibited since October 1990 because the President could not make a required annual certification to Congress under Section 620E(e) of the Foreign Assistance Act, the so-called "Pressler Amendment," that Pakistan did not possess a nuclear explosive device. However, on February 12, 1996, the President signed into law the Foreign Operations Appropriations Act for FY1996, which includes provisions that significantly relax previous restriction…
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Date:
December 6, 1996
Creator:
Cronin, Richard P.
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