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August 27, 2010

Arms Race Escalates in Gulf Region

Jonathan Eyal, China Post

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Despite all this bluster, Iran is still many years behind the cutting-edge military technology available to key Western militaries.

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TAGGED: Saudi Arabia, Russia, Iran

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