Naval technology transfer and arms trade
Subtitle: the Brazilian connection
By: Sandra N. Ellis
Publisher: Naval Postgraduate School; Available from National Technical Information Service
Published: 1988
Place of publication: Monterey, Calif; Springfield, Va
Language: eng
Number of pages: 68
Subjects: Brazil
Description: Technology transfer and acquisition have become hotly debated and controversial policy issues.  Examination of U.S. policy toward transfer of naval technology to Brazil raises questions of American national security and the validity of the Brazilian requests.  Research reveals a history of dependence on the U.S. Navy and that the Brazilian naval industry also lags behind its military counterparts in domestic production, purchasing most naval equipment from abroad.  This paper examines the dependence of the Brazilian Navy on foreign navies and investigates the naval industry production problems.  The U.S./Brazilian relationship reveals a partnership that could be reinforced by making U.s. technology transfer policies more flexible.
Notes: Thesis advisor, Robert Looney.

Thesis (M.A. in National Security Affairs) Naval Postgraduate School, June 1988.

Includes bibliographical references (leafs 63-65).

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