1.   Athens claims it needs the new weapons because of a perceived threat from neighboring NATO ally Turkey.

2.   Athens does not want regional tension running any higher because of its problems with neighboring NATO ally Turkey.

3.   Greece, a member of the EU, has been at odds with neighboring NATO ally Turkey over Cyprus, air, sea and territorial rights for decades.

4.   Greece claims it needs the new weapons because of a perceived threat from neighboring NATO ally Turkey.

5.   Greece says it needs the new weapons because of a perceived threat from neighboring NATO ally Turkey.

6.   Relations with neighboring NATO ally Turkey have been tense in recent months over the divided island republic of Cyprus and territorial rights in the Aegean Sea area.

7.   The conservatives also favor a more confrontational style in dealing with neighboring NATO ally Turkey over Cyprus and sea, air and territorial differences in the Aegean Sea area.