Silicon Graphics Inc., the California firm that recently admitted shipping a powerful supercomputer to a Russian nuclear weapon laboratory without the required export license, has acknowledged selling an even more…
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Iran: Missile Development
Step by step, Iran is mastering the art of missile production. With help from North Korea, Iran has learned to build its own version of the Soviet Scud-B missile, which…
China National Nuclear Corporation (CNNC) to Work with Westinghouse on Advanced Reactor
The Clinton administration has approved six one-year visas that will allow nuclear engineers from the China National Nuclear Corporation to work on the development of Westinghouse’s most advanced nuclear reactor,…
Chinese Firms Diverted U.S. Machine Tools, Commerce Department Finds
Three Chinese companies “knowingly violated” U.S. export regulations by diverting sensitive American machine tools to a missile factory in Nanchang, according to a Commerce Department investigation completed in late 1995….
China’s Nuclear Ambition Grows
Despite international protests, China continues to conduct nuclear tests to develop lighter warheads for new missiles that fly farther and are more accurate. “China is in the process of building…
China: Westinghouse Leads the Way Into Nuclear Market
With help from the Clinton administration, Westinghouse is wedging its way into China’s nuclear power reactor market, a venue previously closed to U.S. firms because of China’s record of helping…
China: Can it Build Power Reactors on its Own?
China, like the United States and other nuclear weapon states, is using its experience with military production reactors to launch a civilian power program. China has still not proved, however,…
China: The Paths to Weapon-Grade Uranium and Plutonium
In the 1950s, China began to build an array of nuclear facilities to produce both high-enriched uranium and plutonium for atomic bombs. Within 15 years, China had mastered each phase…
China: U.S. Companies Sell Dual-Use Nuclear Equipment
American companies are not allowed to build reactors and other specialized nuclear facilities in China because Washington has never ratified its 1985 nuclear cooperation agreement with Beijing. U.S. exporters, however,…
China’s Stockpile of Bomb Fuel
China enriched the uranium for its first atomic bomb in 1964 at the Lanzhou gaseous diffusion plant in Gansu province. In the 1970s, a second, much larger, plant was built…