Testimony of Arthur Shulman General Counsel, Wisconsin Project on Nuclear Arms Control Hearing on the Export Administration Act:A Review of Outstanding Policy Considerations Before the House Committee on Foreign Affairs…
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.
Rep. Markey Slams New Export Rule Favoring Chinese Company
Rep. Markey cites data from the Project about the latest Chinese company granted preferred export status, showing risk of diversion from the company to Iran or Syria.
Newest Designation Reinforces Concerns About Validated End-User Program
Aviza Technology China is the newest Chinese company granted Validated End-User (VEU) status by the U.S. Commerce Department. This status means that the company is approved to receive certain sensitive…
Twenty Five Years of Transshipments Through the United Arab Emirates
During the past quarter century, the United Arab Emirates have enjoyed a unique position in the world: they, more than any other country, have helped illicit traders mask the true…
Syria Nuclear Milestones – 1963-2009
1963: Syria joins the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA). 1968: Syria signs the Nuclear Nonproliferation Treaty (NPT). Mid- 1970s: The Atomic Energy Commission of Syria (ACES) is established. 1979: The…
Chinese Exports to Iran
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…
Theft of Nuclear Material: Reducing the Risk
An interview with William H. Tobey On January 14, 2009, the Wisconsin Project spoke with William H. Tobey, Deputy Administrator for Defense Nuclear Nonproliferation at the National Nuclear Security Administration,…
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…
Comments on Foreign Policy-Based Export Control (specifically the Entity List)
Mr. Jeffrey Lynch Regulatory Policy Division Bureau of Industry and Security U.S. Department of Commerce 14th Street and Pennsylvania Avenue, NW Room 2705 Washington, DC 20230 RE: Comments on Foreign…
An Arms Race We’re Sure to Lose
The New York Times September 29, 2008 THE coverage of the latest bombastic tour of Manhattan by President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad of Iran may have obscured the fact that the International…