How to Trigger an Arms Race.

Discusses the increased U.S. arms sales to Latin America since June 5, 1975, when former U.S. President Richard Nixon invoked an obscure provision of the Foreign Military Sales Act to permit F-5E sales to Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Colombia and Peru. Major arms race that may be triggered by U.S. pressure and Brazil's military push; Analysis of regional military procurement patterns; History of U.S. arms policy in Latin America; Factors which precipitated the policy reversal of June 5, 1973; U.S. export policies; U.S.-Latin America power relationship.