At the same time, many nations in the region receive large amounts of foreign aid which essentially underwrites the weapons acquisitions. Negotiate a regional arms control agreement to establish numerical limits on arms holdings using the seven weapon categories designated in the U.N. Register of Conventional Arms. Modernization will occur in a measured, transparent manner. Defense requirements will be fulfilled. Numerical limits create confidence-building so nations will be secure in the knowledge no country will outspend its neighbors to attain supremacy.
Numerical limits allow governments to shift investment to domestic concerns.
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