PROLIFERATION: CHINESE CASE STUDIES
SUBCOMMITTEE ON INTERNATIONAL SECURITY,
PROLIFERATION, AND FEDERAL SERVICES
of the
COMMITTEE ON
GOVERNMENTAL AFFAIRS
UNITED STATES SENATE
APRIL 10, 1997
CHINESE PROLIFERATION CASES
- November 1996--IRAN:
Gyroscopes, accelerometers, and test equipment for missiles.
- November 1996--IRAN:
Chemicals used to produce nerve agents
- October 1996--PAKISTAN:
Industrial furnace and high-tech diagnostic equipment to nuclear
facility
- August 1996--PAKISTAN:
Blueprints and equipment to manufacture M-11 missiles
- September 1994-June 1996--PAKISTAN:
M-11 missiles and/or components
- March 1996--IRAN:
Chemical weapons equipment and technology
- February 1996--PAKISTAN:
Ring-magnets for uranium enrichment
- January 1996--IRAN:
C-802 anti-ship cruise missiles
- June 1995--IRAN:
Missile guidance systems and computerized machine tools
- December 1992--PAKISTAN:
M-11 missiles and/or components
Dates Refer to Date of Press Report
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Chinese Proliferation Cases and the U.S. Assessment and Response
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Allegation Relevant Law Options Administration Assessment Sanctions?
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November 1996--IRAN: * Arms Export Control Act NO FORMAL DETERMINATION MADE NONE
Gyroscopes, * Export Administration Act ``[W]e will continue to be very
accelerometers, and * Iran-Iraq Arms vigilant on this subject and to
test equipment for Nonproliferation Act raise with the Chinese . . . every
missiles report we receive that we believe is
credible of such arms transfers''--
G. Davies, 11/21/96
November 1996--IRAN: * Arms Export Control Act NONE
Chemicals used to * Export Administration Act
produce nerve agents * Executive Order 12938
* Iran-Iraq Arms
Nonproliferation Act
October 1996-- * Arms Export Control Act NO FORMAL DETERMINATION MADE NONE
PAKISTAN: * Export Administration Act ``We do not conclude that China has
Industrial furnace * Nuclear Proliferation violated the commitments it made in
and high-tech Prevention Act its May 11th Statement.''--N. Burns,
diagnostic equipment 10/9/96
to nuclear facility
August 1996-- * Arms Export Control Act NO FORMAL DETERMINATION MADE NONE
PAKISTAN: * Export Administration Act ``We take it [the allegation]
Blueprints and seriously, and we are looking into
equipment to it.''--G. Davies, 8/26/96
manufacture M-11
missiles
September 1994-June * Arms Export Control Act NO FORMAL DETERMINATION MADE SINCE 8/ NONE
1996--PAKISTAN: * Export Administration Act 25/93
M-11 missiles and/or * ``[T]his is an issue that's been
components under continuous review and still
is. It is something we're very
concerned about.''--J. Holum, 8/7/96
* ``The United States will continue
to monitor and evaluate reports of
missile transfers . . We take
reports of alleged proliferation
very seriously.''--N. Burns, 6/11/96
March 1996--IRAN: * Arms Export Control Act NO FORMAL DETERMINATION MADE NONE
Chemical weapons * Export Administration Act ``[W]e take very seriously all
equipment and * Executive Order 12938 reports of possible transfers to
technology * Iran-Iraq Arms Iran of technology related to [WMD]
Nonproliferation Act . . . We're going to continue to
ook at the fact.''--N. Burns, 3/8/
96
February 1996-- * Arms Export Control Act DETERMINATION MADE NOT TO SANCTION NONE
PAKISTAN: * Nuclear Proliferation ``[T]he policy makers in China at a
Ring-magnets for Prevention Act senior level have assured us that
uranium enrichment * Export Import Bank Act they were unaware of the transfer of
ring-magnets.''--N. Burns, 5/10/96
January 1996--IRAN: * Iran-Iraq Arms DETERMINATION MADE NOT TO SANCTION NONE
C-802 anti-ship Nonproliferation Act ``[T]here's no question that there
cruise missiles has been a transfer of anti-ship
cruise missiles to Iran.''--N.
Burns, 3/8/96
ater concluded missile sales were
not destabilizing
June 1995--IRAN: * Arms Export Control Act NO FORMAL DETERMINATION MADE NONE
Missile guidance * Export Administration Act ``What we need to have is a series of
systems and * Iran-Iraq Arms discussions with [the Chinese], and
computerized machine Nonproliferation Act we also have to continue to look at
tools the problem ouselves.''--N. Burns, 6/
22/95
December 1992-- * Arms Export Control Act DETERMINATION MADE TO IMPOSE CATEGORY
PAKISTAN: * Export Administration Act II SANCTIONS
M-11 missiles and/or ``We do not have conclusive evidence
components that they [Pakistan] have an M-11
missile. We have conclusive evidence
that they have received from the
Chinese, from China items related to
an M-11 missile.''--L. Davis, 8/25/
93
Imposed
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Dates Refer to Date of Press Report
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