Critical Technology Assessments
Abstract
Critical Technology Assessments provide the technical reference guidance in support of development and implementation of DoD technology security policies on international transfers of defense related goods, services, and technologies. The export control program provides an ongoing assessment and analysis of global goods and technologies; determines significant advances in the development, production, and use of military capabilities by potential adversaries; and determines goods and technologies being developed worldwide with potential to significantly enhance or degrade U.S. military capabilities in the future. Identified in the Export Administration Act of 1979, and extended by Presidential Executive Order, to review militarily critical goods and technologies, and to consider worldwide technology capabilities, the Militarily Critical Technologies List (MCTL) is a congressionally-mandated source document for identification of leading edge and current technologies monitored worldwide for national security, nonproliferation control of weapons of mass destruction, and advanced conventional weapons. Specific activities include: - Monitor and assess dual-use and military technologies worldwide. - Assist in the development of proposals for negotiation in various multilateral export control regimes. - Provide limited worldwide technology capability assessments for the MCTL and other U.S. international critical technologies efforts. - Identify and determine technical parameters for proposals for international control of weapons of mass destruction. - Identify foreign technologies of interest to the DoD and opportunities for international cooperative research and development.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Project
- Publication Date
- Oct 01, 2018
- Source ID
- P579_0605798D8Z_6_0400_PB_2018
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