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Proliferation Concerns: Assessing U.S. Efforts to Help Contain Nuclear and Other Dangerous Materials and Technologies in the Former Soviet Union APPENDIX C 137 Appendix C Charge to the Committee DUAL-USE TECHNOLOGIES, EXPORT CONTROLS, AND MATERIALS CONTROL AND ACCOUNTABILITY EXTRACTED FROM DNA-NRC CONTRACT (DNA001-94-C-0182), MAY 9, 1995 (a) An NAS committee of volunteer experts shall evaluate the CTR Programâs impact on export controls and regulation of dual-use tech- nologies in Russia, Belarus, Kazakstan, and Ukraine. Particular empha- sis will be given to the extent to which these controls and regulations are approaching a level compatible with western standards and those of COCOM successor regimes. (b) The committee shall gather information required for the evaluation from DOD staff members responsible for promotion of improved export con- trol and MC&A in the CIS. Information will also be obtained during trips to the four countries listed above. During these visits, the commit- tee will meet with government officials who have been the focus of CTR export control efforts to date and will also make visits to selected facili- ties to assess implementation of the improved measures. (c) The final report will assess the effectiveness of CTR assistance, prob- lems in CTR assistance programs, and outstanding needs in these areas in recipient states. It will also recommend actions to the U.S. Govern- ment for future assistance programs in these areas. 137 Copyright National Academy of Sciences. All rights reserved.
Proliferation Concerns: Assessing U.S. Efforts to Help Contain Nuclear and Other Dangerous Materials and Technologies in the Former Soviet Union 138 PROLIFERATION CONCERNS Abbreviations: CIS Commonwealth of Independent States (includes the states of the former Soviet Union except the three Baltic States) COCOM Consultative Group and Coordinating Committee for Multilateral Export Controls CTR Cooperative Threat Reduction DNA Defense Nuclear Agency (now Defense Special Weapons Agency) DOD U.S. Department of Defense MC&A Materials Control and Accountability (referred to elsewhere in the broader context as materials protection, control, and accountability or MPC&A) NAS National Academy of Sciences Copyright National Academy of Sciences. All rights reserved.