WASHINGTON: The United States has announced fresh missile control sanctions against India China Iraq North Korea and 17 other countries…
The fresh missile control sanctions announced by the US commerce department recently provides for tightened consoles on people and materials that could be useful to these countries in building missiles or launch vehicles for peace or war.
The commerce department specifically mentioned India’s polar satellite launch vehicle (PSLV) program and made no distinction between a satellite launch vehicle and vehicles for launching warheads as the US argues that the technology is a dual purpose one.
The controls also apply to re-exports of American goods from other countries.
Article extracted from this publication >> June 26, 1992
