That might, and it's most likely that it will, lead us to acquire not new aircraft, but ones that have been upgraded with what is a medium life upgrade, in order to serve the Chilean Air Force needs. Minister P rez Yoma, I would like to know how has the Pinochet case influenced the Chilean government's decision to buy U.S. aircraft. It has been retaken now in view that we believe that the effects of the recession have been overcome. Mr. Cohen, I would like to know whether the United States feels it is in some way promoting an arms race in the region by starting to sell arms of all kinds. The answer to that is no.
Chile is a democracy as other countries throughout the Americas are democracies.
Each democracy must decide for itself what is required to protect its national security interest. That decision is made through careful deliberation and debate by the countries' leaders in conjunction with its parliamentarians, congressmen, and countrymen. We specifically do not intend to fuel any arms race. There is great effort undertaken, there has been great effort undertaken by Chile to be open, to be transparent, to have an arrangement now in terms of its accounting process, so that it can send the appropriate signals to Argentina and to other countries in the region, that everything is open, so that they can understand exactly what Chile is spending, what is required, so that there is no arms race. But each country, Argentina, Brazil, other countries, they're all looking at ways in which they can modernize their forces to make sure that they can protect their sovereign interest.