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Export Controls: Issues Related to the Export of Communications Satellites

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Report Type Reports and Testimonies
Report Date June 17, 1998
Report No. T-NSIAD-98-211
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Summary:

In the wake of allegations that a major U.S. satellite manufacturer gave China sensitive technologies with possible applications to its missile programs, GAO testified on the system that governs the licensing of exports with possible military uses. GAO found that regardless of which of the two agencies responsible for licensing communication satellites grants an export license, it is a matter of managing risks. However, by design, the Commerce Department places great weight on economic and commercial outcomes, while the State Department emphasizes foreign policy implications, lessening--but not eliminating--the threat to U.S. national security interests.

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