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Originally Posted by Legbreaker
Would France have sold AFVs after 1996?
If so, when and if would they have ceased exports to non-aligned countries?
When (or if) would sales cease to allies?
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They probably would have honoured most existing orders that were on their books, although not to any members of NATO or the WP after German Reunification. However NATO sort of split into two factions after the West Germans crossed the inter-German border. Italy, Spain, Greece and Portugal sort of followed the French and Belgians and dropped out of NATO, but then Italy and Greece sort of allied themselves with the Soviets. Then there is the issue of Yugoslavia splitting and Romania siding with NATO.
French arms shipments to neutral Europe, French allies in Africa and the Middle East and non-aligned states would probably have continued, maybe some low key sales to China as well.