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Export or Die Britain's Defence Trade With Iran and IraqTable of ContentsAcknowledgments Foreword Kevin Robinson Introduction Guide to abbreviations Tables and diagrams 1 The motives of arms exporting nations 2 Decision making for British arms exports Models of decision making and political responsibility Parliament, public and the interests of policy makers The defence companies Inter departmental decision making The Department of Trade and Industry The Ministry of Defence The Foreign and Commonwealth Office The Export Credits Guarantee Department and the Treasury The intelligence agencies Centralization and shared perspectives Decision making and motives for arms exporting 3 The Guidelines on defence sales to Iran and Iraq policy and implementation Official and Unofficial policy The orgins of the Guidelines Impact Implementation Companies, public and Parliament 4 The Guidelines on defence sales to Iran and Iraq motives Stability in the Gulf International relationships Trade Summary 5 Covert defence sales to Iran and Iraq and the Gulf War The grey market The diversion of British arms by Jordan The European cartels BMARC The Iranian Military Procurement Offices Control mechanisms Covert sales as an extension of official policy British arms supply and the outcome of the Iran Iraq War Summary 6 Iraqi proliferation The export of ambiguous goods UK Ltd' and Iraqi proliferation The Government's knowledge of Iraqi procurement 7 The supergun Differing accounts Unresolved issues 8 Machine tools Export licensing of machine tools Policy and implementation 9 The Iraqi procurement network and British motives Conventional arms and weapons of mass destruction The absence of control regimes Iraqi procurement and British trade The international context Summary Conclusion Notes Select bibliography Appendices Index
ISBN: 0304338524
Author: Davina Miller
Category: Foreign Relations
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