Extending NASA's Exemption from the Iran, North Korea, and Syria Nonproliferation Act

Abstract

The Iran Nonproliferation Act of 2000 (INA) was enacted to help stop foreign transfers to Iran of weapons of mass destruction, missile technology, and advanced conventional weapons technology, particularly from Russia. Section 6 of the INA banned U.S. payments to Russia in connection with the International Space Station (ISS) unless the U.S. President determined that Russia was taking steps to prevent such proliferation. When the President in 2004 announced that the Space Shuttle would be retired in 2010, the Russian Soyuz became the only vehicle available after that date to transport astronauts to and from the ISS. In 2005 Congress amended INA to exempt Soyuz flights to the ISS from the Section 6 ban through 2011. It also extended the provisions to Syria and North Korea, and renamed it the Iran, North Korea, and Syria Nonproliferation Act (INKSNA).

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
May 08, 2008
Accession Number
ADA480719

Entities

People

  • Carl Behrens
  • Mary B. Nikitin

Organizations

  • Library of Congress

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Counter WMD

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Acquisition
  • Agreements
  • Arms Control
  • Ballistic Missiles
  • Governments
  • Intelligence Community (United States)
  • International Relations
  • Korea
  • Law
  • North Korea
  • Space Shuttles
  • Space Stations
  • Spacecraft
  • United States
  • Vehicles
  • Weapons
  • Weapons Of Mass Destruction

Readers

  • Aerospace Engineering.
  • Nuclear Non-Proliferation and International Security
  • Public Financial Management and Budgeting

Technology Areas

  • Space