Today, prosecutors in New York revealed that during the past three years, Chinese firms have sold Iran materials useful for making nuclear weapons and long-range missiles. The revelations were the…
Missile
This is a list of the Wisconsin Project’s work related to ballistic missiles. Only nuclear weapon powers, or countries seeking nuclear weapons, have built such missiles. Their accuracy over long distances when armed with a nuclear warhead would destroy most targets. Our research focuses on countries expanding their ballistic missile capacity and on how exports fuel such efforts.
China Missile Milestones – 1956-2008
1956: China’s Ministry of Defense creates Fifth Academy to develop ballistic missiles. 1964: China tests its first atomic bomb; first flight of the Dong Feng-2 medium-range missile. 1966: Combined test…
Syria Missile Update – 2005
Since the Risk Report last looked at Syria’s missiles in 2000, Syria has continued to expand its arsenal, which now consists of many hundred liquid-fueled Scud-type missiles, as well as…
India’s Proliferation Record: Nuclear and Missile Diversion
This collection of articles and testimony describes India’s diversion of civilian foreign assistance to its missile and nuclear weapon programs. Analysis Seventeen Myths about the Indian Nuclear Deal Timelines India…
Iran Watch Roundtable: The Impact of U.S.-India Nuclear and Missile Cooperation on Iran – 2005
Panelists: John Larrabee William Lowell Richard Speier Sharon Squassoni Leonard Weiss Moderators: Valerie Lincy Gary Milhollin Lora Saalman Introduction In July 2005, the Bush administration announced an agreement for full…
Yushchenko’s Scorecard: Peace without Security?
Today’s anniversary of the Orange Revolution is being marked in Ukraine as Freedom Day. One year on, the West continues to wish that Ukraine’s new sense of liberty will be…
Israel Missile Update – 2005
Israel continues to maintain a powerful arsenal of “Jericho” ballistic missiles, capable of delivering a nuclear warhead to any point in the Middle East. Israel is also pursuing a military…
North Korea Missile Update – 2005
Since 2003, when the Risk Report last looked at North Korea’s missile efforts, Pyongyang has made steady progress, and has continued to rely on missile sales to finance its program….
Syria Missile Milestones – 1972-2005
1972: Syria obtains FROG-7 missiles, launchers and reload vehicles from the Soviet Union. 1973: Syria launches FROG-7 missiles at Israeli airbases during the October war, with little success. 1976: The…
Israel Missile Milestones – 1953-2005
1953: Israel Aircraft Industries (IAI), developer of the Shavit rocket, is established. 1965: France contracts to supply Jericho missiles to Israel. 1968: U.S. intelligence reports say Israel has made nuclear…