{
  "id": 2411666,
  "title": "US approves potential $125 million arms sale to S. Korea",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/21/us-approves-potential-125-million-arms-sale-to-s-korea-2411666",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-21T18:12:02.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Korea Times",
    "slug": "the-korea-times",
    "url": "https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/world/20260822/us-approves-potential-125-million-arms-sale-to-s-korea"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "WASHINGTON — The U.S. State Department on Friday said it had approved the potential sale of AIM-9X Sidewinder Block II tactical missiles and related equipment to South Korea for an estimated $125 million, with RTX Corp as the principal contractor.",
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        "outlet": "The Korea Times",
        "title": "US approves potential $125 million arms sale to S. Korea",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/21/us-approves-potential-125-million-arms-sale-to-s-korea",
        "published": "2026-08-21T17:02:02.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "Yonhap News",
        "title": "U.S. approves potential sale to S. Korea of AIM-9X air-to-air missiles",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/21/u-s-approves-potential-sale-to-s-korea-of-aim-9x-air-to-air-missiles",
        "published": "2026-08-21T18:40:10.000Z"
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}