The New York Times April 24, 1997, p. A35 Satellite photos now reveal that a state-owned Chinese company deliberately deceived Washington officials in 1994 when it claimed it was importing…
Export Controls & Sanctions
The Wisconsin Project conducts research and advocacy to support robust controls on strategic goods and enforcement of autonomous and international sanctions. Export controls and sanctions are powerful means of inhibiting the spread of technologies used to make weapons of mass destruction. Listed below is a selection of the Wisconsin Project’s work in these areas, including analysis of export control enforcement cases, Iran sanctions violations, and commentary on U.S. export control policy.
Testimony: Selling US Supercomputers
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 April…
Testimony: China’s Role in the Spread 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 Senate Committee on Governmental Affairs Subcommittee on International Security, Proliferation…
Russia’s Nuclear Labs Get U.S. Supercomputers
The Commerce Department is now investigating the first sale of American supercomputers to the Russian nuclear weapon laboratories. The machines will enhance Russia’s ability to design nuclear warheads and were…
Chinese Missile Site Gets U.S. Supercomputer
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…
Rein In Technology Exports
Los Angeles Times February 26, 1997, p. A11 POLICY: Silicon Graphics’ sales abroad of supercomputers came just in time to continue the nuclear arms race. It should come as no…
Iran: Shopping for Missile Technology
Although Iran has launched an aggressive effort to build long-range missiles, its success will depend almost entirely upon imports. According to a 1996 Pentagon study that ranks countries’ military capabilities,…
U.S. Says “No” to Supercomputers for Russia’s Nuclear Weapon Labs
In mid-October, the Clinton Administration turned down a bid by Russia’s nuclear weapon laboratories to buy U.S. supercomputers. The sale was opposed by experts inside the U.S. government who feared…
U.S. Democratic and Republican Party Platforms Disagree on Trade and Arms Control
The 1996 Republican party platform, adopted at the party’s convention in San Diego in August, provides a detailed critique of the Clinton administration’s national security policy. It also promises a…
Will Washington Penalize Cairo for Missile Trade with Pyongyang?
U.S. agencies are now debating whether there is enough evidence of missile trade between Egypt and North Korea to impose penalties against the two countries under U.S. law. “This is…