Abstract
For technology-dependent nations military modernization poses a tremendous problem. It is a question of buying what is required and finding an appropriate source for military hardware shopping. Pakistan is no exception. Financial constraints put policy-makers at a loss to fulfil weapons modernization plans. The two options they always resorted to were finding a source that (a) would be willing to provide Islamabad with cost-free equipment, or at financially palatable terms, as part of some strategic alignment, and (b) would provide it with a credit facility. Pakistan’s relations with China, US, and some European states were framed in the context of potential arms transfers.
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Siddiqa-Agha, A. (2001). Pakistan’s Arms Suppliers. In: Pakistan’s Arms Procurement and Military Buildup, 1979–99. Palgrave Macmillan, London. https://doi.org/10.1057/9780230513525_6
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