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Nicaragua plans for MiGs would trigger arms race

Monday, March 30, 2015


Nicaragua’s sudden interest in purchasing a squadron of MiG-29 fighter jets from Russia could trigger a pointless arms race between one of the smallest and one of the largest militaries in Latin America.

Nicaragua says it wants combat jets to fight the war on drugs. But that argument has failed to convince anyone.





Source: Nicaragua Dispatch