China imported a total of $486 million worth of Commerce-controlled dual-use products from the United States in 1995. Computers were the biggest single dollar item, followed by chemical precursors. The…
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.
China Aims to Project its Power, Says Ambassador James R. Lilley
James R. Lilley, currently director of Asian Studies at the American Enterprise Institute, served as Ambassador to the People’s Republic of China from 1989 to 1991, and Ambassador to the…
China Caught Selling Poison Gas Ingredients to Iran
U.S. officials have detected a series of clandestine shipments of poison gas ingredients from China to Iran, sources say. And while a dozen front companies and individuals involved in the…
China’s Missile Sales to Islamabad Worry Washington
Pakistan could deploy a nuclear missile within a few years if China continues to supply missile components and know-how. A U.S. decision whether to punish China for helping Pakistan is…
China’s Cynical Calculation
The New York Times April 24, 1995, p. A17 Secretary of State Warren Christopher could hardly have been surprised when China announced that it would sell Iran a nuclear reactor…
The U.S. Could Learn from Germany’s New Export Controls
The Wall Street Journal Europe April 12, 1995, p. 6 Germany is preparing to do what most governments consider the unthinkable – reveal the names of Third World companies linked…
Iraq: Monitoring its Future
Iraq’s drive to lift the U.N. oil embargo is raising the specter that Iraq may soon get the petrodollars it needs to rebuild its mass destruction war machine the factories…
Brazil Needs Foreign Technology to Improve Its Rockets
Brazil will have to rely on imports to advance its space launch program. The VLS (Veiculo Lancador de Satelite) its planned space launcher has been delayed several years because Brazil…
Brazil Shops for Help With a Nuclear Submarine
Brazil is trying to buy a sintering furnace for its nuclear submarine program, U.S. and industry officials say. The special projects branch of Brazilian navy, COPESP, wants to use the…
Testimony: The Proliferation of Weapons of Mass Destruction
Testimony of Gary Milhollin Professor, University of Wisconsin Law School and Director, Wisconsin Project on Nuclear Arms Control Before the House Committee on National Security Subcommittee on Military Procurement and…