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Viewing cable 07SANTIAGO142, MEDIA REACTION - VENEZUELA MILITARY PURCHASES

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Reference ID Created Released Classification Origin
07SANTIAGO142 2007-01-25 11:05 2011-08-24 01:00 UNCLASSIFIED Embassy Santiago 
VZCZCXYZ0005
RR RUEHWEB

DE RUEHSG #0142 0251105
ZNR UUUUU ZZH
R 251105Z JAN 07
FM AMEMBASSY SANTIAGO
TO RUEHC/SECSTATE WASHDC 0815
INFO RUEHCV/AMEMBASSY CARACAS 1248
 
UNCLAS SANTIAGO 000142 
 
SIPDIS 
 
SIPDIS 
 
STATE FOR IIP/G/WHA, INR/R/MR, WHA/BSC, WHA/PDA, INR/IAA 
 
E.O. 12958: N/A 
TAGS: OPRC KMDR KPAO PGOV CI VE
SUBJECT: MEDIA REACTION - VENEZUELA MILITARY PURCHASES 
 
On January 23, government-owned, financially autonomous TVN 
"Medianoche": A report by the U.S. Department of Defense reported 
that between 2005-2006, Venezuela spent more money on military 
purchases than China, Iran or Pakistan.  Some believe this is in 
defiance of the U.S.  Chilean defense analyst Eduardo Santos wrote 
that the U.S. cannot do anything to slow the military expenditures 
because Venezuela would stop exporting oil to the U.S., and that the 
real concern is not the weapons themselves but the ideology behind 
their purchase.  According to defense analyst Miguel Navarro, 
Venezuela's acquisition of higher technology arms poses a threat 
because it could provoke an arms race in the region. 
 
KELLY