Operation Desert Storm: No Evidence That Foreign Suppliers Refused to Support War Effort
NSIAD-92-234
Published: Sep 02, 1992. Publicly Released: Oct 14, 1992.
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Pursuant to a congressional request, GAO reviewed media allegations that foreign suppliers did not fully cooperate in supplying items needed by U.S. industry to support the Persian Gulf war effort, focusing on: (1) the validity of the allegations; and (2) whether the Department of Defense (DOD) had a policy encouraging establishment of domestic sources for foreign-produced parts and components.
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