acknowledged that despite the growing focus on missile defense, the GCC states still have not yet been able to set up a joint air-defense and early-warning system to cover the western shore of the gulf because of deep-rooted dynastic rivalries within the alliance that have persisted since the GCC was established in 1980 early in the eight-year Iran-Iraq war.


Even these states' acquisitions in this regard, while often involving the same weapons systems, are done on an individual basis,jordans for sale, rather than a through "a shared procurement strategy underpinned by a collective security outlook."


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"The Hizam al-Taawun project, which provides links between GCC national air-defense centers, was viewed by some as a step in the right direction when it went into operation