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Int'l Group Agrees to Tighten Controls on Military Software Exports
The US, Japan and 40 other countries have agreed to expand restrictions on the export of software and microchips for use in military weapons systems.
By Kyodo News 24 February 2020
In an effort to counter cyberattacks and other international threats, a group of 42 countries including Japan and the US have agreed to expand export controls to include military-grade cyber software and manufacturing technology for weapons-capable semiconductor parts, sources close to the matter said Sunday.
The move by the member states of the Wassenaar Arrangement on Export Controls for Conventional Arms and Dual-Use Goods and Technologies is apparently aimed at curbing the proliferation of military technologies to parties such as China, North Korea and Iran.
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