China’s ballistic missiles pose a limited, but growing threat to the United States. Although in June 1998 Chinese President Jiang Zemin said that he and President Clinton agreed “we will…
Analysis
The Wisconsin Project’s reports track WMD programs and the companies supplying them. In op-eds and articles, we argue for strict enforcement of strategic trade controls to inhibit proliferation.
Testimony: Reauthorization of the Export Administration Act
Testimony of Gary Milhollin Professor Emeritus, University of Wisconsin Law School and Director, Wisconsin Project on Nuclear Arms Control Before the Senate Committee on Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs, Subcommittee…
U.S. Exports to China 1988-1998: Fueling Proliferation
A Report by the Wisconsin Project on Nuclear Arms Control Table of Contents Executive Summary Section I, Part A Dual-use American Equipment Licensed for Export to China, 1988 – 1998…
Ballistic Missiles: Who Are the Future Suppliers?
Paper presented at the CSIS/NIC Conference on the Alternative Futures for Missile Proliferation I have been asked to predict how the spread of ballistic missiles might be fueled by exports….
China’s Submarine Forces
China currently possesses an aging force of Romeo- and Ming-class diesel submarines, as well as five nuclear-powered Han-class (SSN) submarines. China deploys only one Xia-class nuclear-powered ballistic missile submarine (SSBN),…
Iraq’s Missile Program Profile
By the time the first Gulf War began, Iraq had already proved its missile prowess. In the 1980’s, Iraq had fought and won a major conflict with Iran in which…
Pakistan’s Nuclear Capable Missiles
Pakistan has an extensive nuclear-capable ballistic missile program, as the April 1998 test-firing of the Ghauri missile illustrates. The program is almost entirely imported, despite official Pakistani claims to the…
Iraq’s Biological Weapon Program Profile
This is a brief history of Iraq’s attempt to build germ weapons. It begins with a chronology that emphasizes individual facilities and germs, although many important details were never revealed…
Iraq’s Nuclear Weapon Program Profile
This is a brief history of Iraq’s attempt to build a nuclear weapon. The emphasis is on Iraq’s technical achievements rather than its motives, and the history relies primarily on…
Iran Missile Update – 1999
In July 1998, Iran took a giant step forward in its missile program by flight-testing the Shahab-3, an 800-mile nuclear-capable missile that will be able to reach Israel, Saudi Arabia,…