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Defense Watch: ATT Treaty, Launch Services, SATCOM RFI

Defense Daily Staff

Friday, April 26th, 2019

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Defense Watch: ATT Treaty, Launch Services, SATCOM RFI

SpaceX launches its Falcon Heavy rocket, and passenger Arabsat-6A, on April 11. (SpaceX0

ATT Treaty. President Trump said Friday that the United States would withdraw from the United Nations Arms Trade Treaty, which sets a global standard for regulating conventional weapons deals. The U.S. government signed onto the treaty in 2013 but never ratified it. A White House statement released Friday justifies the withdrawal by saying the U.S. export controls have already been considered “the gold standard” and notes that countries such as Russia and China – both major weapons exporters – are…

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