
“The US official said Washington has already expressions of interest from some of the Gulf nations in developing missile defense capabilities and they hoped to have some announcements of contracts in the coming months. The discussions are taking place within the framework of a new strategic cooperation forum set up in March, which has also led to the first joint maritime exercise held which involved 12 navies and some 30 countries.”
http://www.rawstory.com/rs/2012/09/29/us-pushing-gulf-nations-to-develop-missile-defense/
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