In a theoretical / perfect world, you would have been right.
Secondly, what you have mentioned is a view held by many Indians - it's called
wishful thinking
Before you and your fellow country men start trolling, I'll close this MTCR nonsense once and for all:
1) Despite a clear violation of the MTCR i.e. Black Shaheen, the US sold F16 Blk 60 + ammo to the UAE. Further to that they are upgrading the desert falcons to Blk 70 as well.
2) The Saudi's bought CSS2 from China - clear violation of MTCR.
Do yo see anyone loosing sleep over the above?
SO please don't spoil a thread by coming up with such lame comments. Thank You!!
While you were busy giving me a lesson on my "Wishful Thinking", this is what happened in reality.
1) The Missile Technology Control Regime (MTCR) was established in April 1987 by Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, Great Britain, and the United States.
Neither China nor Saudi Arabia were part of this deal.
In the same year, 1987, China developed a conventional HE warhead version of the DF-3 for sale to Saudi Arabia. Therefore this deal was completely legal.
2) China agreed to adhere to the provisions of the original draft of the MTCR in 1991. In 2004 China applied to join the MTCR, but members did not offer China membership because of concerns about China's export control standards.
As of 2010 China has officially applied for membership of the MTCR and has agreed to abide by its clauses.
3) The other issue concerning the Black Shahine derivative of MBDA’s Storm Shadow stealth cruise missile. The Missile Technology Control Regime (MTCR) defines 300 km as the current limit for cruise missiles, and the terms of the sale allow the United States to regulate which weapons the F-16s can carry.
Since the Black Shahine was deemed to have a range of over 300km, the US State Department refused to let Lockheed Martin change the data bus to permit the F-16E/Fs to carry the missile.
The MTCR does not apply to Aircraft. Its full form is Missile Technology Control Regime. It doesn't matter if they upgrade UAE F-16's to Block 1000.
Maybe you should read up on things before you put them up for scrutiny on a public forum. In civil society, we do take the word of law as practical and not theoretical. Still, any deals under the table are always a possibility, which is closer to "wishful thinking".
Appreciate your feedback, if any.
Missile Technology Control Regime
Missile Technology Control Regime
China and Multilateral Export Control Mechanisms
The UAE’s F-16 Block 60 Desert Falcon Fleet