October 10, 1980 • Page Image 19
…Western Nations Spur M.E. Arms Race LONDON (JTA) — Brit- ain, France and the U.S. are stepping up their arms supplies to the Middle East and, in the past 12 months, secured at least 34 major arms contracts compared with only four by the Soviet Union. This is revealed by the International Institute for Strategic Studies in its annual "Military Balance" published Sept. 18. Although the number of s do not necessarily re- t the quantities of weap...…

















































