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US plans to sell Patriot missiles to Kuwait

(Xinhua)
Updated: 2010-08-12 02:35

WASHINGTON -- US Pentagon said on Wednesday it had notified the Congress of a plan to sell Patriot missiles to Kuwait, in an effort to help the Gulf state improve ability to counter threats posed by Iran.

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"The Government of Kuwait has requested a possible sale of 209 MIM-104E PATRIOT Guidance Enhanced Missile-T (GEM-T) Missiles," said Defense Security Cooperation Agency, a Agency under Pentagon, adding the sale is worth 900 million US dollars.

The agency said the sale will contribute to the foreign policy and national security of the US by helping to improve the security of a major non-NATO ally.