other nations of weapons that use their components. The United States has blocked sales of Sweden's Viggen fighter and Israel's Kfir fighter bomber because these aircraft use American-built parts. The Soviet Union is even more restrictive; only India can produce modem Soviet weapons under license.
These curbs guarantee continued superpower dominance of the arms trade. In the Iran-Iraq war, for example, both superpowers have, since 1983, thwarted sales to Iran of tanks, air-defense systems, or jet...