Defense Trade Better Information Needed to Support Decisions Affecting Proposed Weapons Transfers

By General Accounting Office

Book Id: WPLBN0000053472
Format Type: PDF eBook
File Size: 0.1 MB
Reproduction Date: 2005

Title:	Defense Trade Better Information Needed to Support Decisions Affecting Proposed Weapons Transfers
Author:	General Accounting Office
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Language:	English
Subject:	Government publications, Accountability in government, United States. General Accounting Office
Collections:	Government Library Collection, Government Accountability Integrity Reliability Office Collection
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Publisher:	United States General Accounting Office (Gao)


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Government Accountability Integrity Reliability Office Collection

Excerpt
Excerpt: Before transfers are approved, the U.S. government must first determine if classified weapons or technologies are releasable to the requesting country according to the National Disclosure Policy (NDP). The process for determining releasability is complex. A foreign government?s request is first reviewed by the military department that owns the requested weapon or technology. In cases where the request exceeds NDP?s approved classification level, the military department forwards the request to the National Disclosure Policy Committee for its review. For some sensitive technologies, such as stealth, the case is also forwarded to a special committee for review. The process requires coordination among different U.S. government entities-including DOD, the military departments, the State Department, and the intelligence community-which have varying perspectives. Adding to this complexity, determinations of releasability are governed by broad guidance, which allows latitude in interpreting the unique circumstances of each proposed transfer.