Cruise missiles and unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV) pose a growing threat to U.S. national security interests as accurate, inexpensive delivery systems for conventional, chemical, and biological weapons. GAO assessed (1) the tools the U.S. and foreign governments use to address proliferation risks posed by the sale of these items and (2) efforts to verify the end use of exported cruise missiles, UAVs, and related technology.
Nonproliferation: Improvements Needed to Better Control Technology Exports for Cruise Missiles and Unmanned Aerial Vehicles
2004
68 pages
Report
No indication
English
International Commerce, Marketing, & Economics , Military Sciences , Technology exports , Cruise missiles , Unmanned aerial vehicles , Nonproliferation , United States , Tools , Compliance , Recommendations , National security , Export controls , End uses , Department of Defense , Department of Commerce , Department of State