kravietz 🦇 on Nostr: Many people are asking why #Poland even has to “ask US permission” to use its air ...
Many people are asking why #Poland even has to “ask US permission” to use its air defense systems to “shoot down Russian missiles over #Ukraine” [^1]. The answer is US law Arms Export Control Act (AECA)[^2] under which these systems have been delivered to Poland:
The Act of Congress requires international governments receiving weapons from the United States to use the armaments for legitimate self-defense. Consideration is given as to whether the exports “would contribute to an arms race, aid in the development of weapons of mass destruction, support international terrorism, increase the possibility of outbreak or escalation of conflict, or prejudice the development of bilateral or multilateral arms control or nonproliferation agreements or other arrangements.”
[^1]: https://thehill.com/homenews/house/4960374-biden-poland-air-defense-ukraine/
[^2]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arms_Export_Control_Act
The Act of Congress requires international governments receiving weapons from the United States to use the armaments for legitimate self-defense. Consideration is given as to whether the exports “would contribute to an arms race, aid in the development of weapons of mass destruction, support international terrorism, increase the possibility of outbreak or escalation of conflict, or prejudice the development of bilateral or multilateral arms control or nonproliferation agreements or other arrangements.”
[^1]: https://thehill.com/homenews/house/4960374-biden-poland-air-defense-ukraine/
[^2]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arms_Export_Control_Act