Military Technology
The United States exports billions of dollars in military technology overseas every year. As the demand for our technology rises, there are fewer safeguards to ensure the technology doesn’t fall into the wrong hands.
Governments, who are hostile to America and terrorist organizations are willing to shell out millions to acquire our military technology. One exporter managed to use front companies to ship missile technology to North Korea and Libya.
Bush’s state department is in charge of issuing export licenses for military technology, but the division that overseas export controls simply doesn’t have enough personnel. There are only 38 license inspectors responsible for $32 billion of arms exports.
Each inspector is responsible for over 1,700 applications a year, and a single mistake could be very damaging to our national security. The General Accountability Office said our export control systems has deteriorated to the point of being a major risk to our national security.
Trade has increases, and the number of applications for export licenses keep piling up. Applications are expected to increase 23 percent this year. The State Department response is: "While we were faced with a large number of unprocessed applications earlier this year, we have taken steps to markedly reduce this back log."
Democratic lawmakers want it done right because mistakes have been made in the past. For example, a company was allowed to ship night vision goggles without the required export license issued by the State Department.
The Department of Defense’s surplus sales division sold F-14 fighter jet parts, which is used by Iran, to the public. The sales never should happened, but they did because an export control list had not been updated.
It’s inexcusable, what the Bush regime has done to the our national interests. The previous Republican controlled Congress, had no concept at all of what it means to be responsible for over site of our federal government.
Governments, who are hostile to America and terrorist organizations are willing to shell out millions to acquire our military technology. One exporter managed to use front companies to ship missile technology to North Korea and Libya.
Bush’s state department is in charge of issuing export licenses for military technology, but the division that overseas export controls simply doesn’t have enough personnel. There are only 38 license inspectors responsible for $32 billion of arms exports.
Each inspector is responsible for over 1,700 applications a year, and a single mistake could be very damaging to our national security. The General Accountability Office said our export control systems has deteriorated to the point of being a major risk to our national security.
Trade has increases, and the number of applications for export licenses keep piling up. Applications are expected to increase 23 percent this year. The State Department response is: "While we were faced with a large number of unprocessed applications earlier this year, we have taken steps to markedly reduce this back log."
Democratic lawmakers want it done right because mistakes have been made in the past. For example, a company was allowed to ship night vision goggles without the required export license issued by the State Department.
The Department of Defense’s surplus sales division sold F-14 fighter jet parts, which is used by Iran, to the public. The sales never should happened, but they did because an export control list had not been updated.
It’s inexcusable, what the Bush regime has done to the our national interests. The previous Republican controlled Congress, had no concept at all of what it means to be responsible for over site of our federal government.
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