21. The United States has twice imposed limited economic sanctions against China for sharing weapons technology with Pakistan, lifting the sanctions after China promised to stop the practice. 22. Then as now, the United States was in a race to defeat a shrewd and creative enemy of infinite malice before he could acquire a decisive weapons technology. 23. They have sold nuclear reactors and cruise missiles to Pakistan and Iran, and chemical and biological weapons technology to Iraq. 24. They know those profits help the Chinese Communists build and sell missiles and weapon technologies to other dictatorships, open enemies of the United States. 25. They cited a U.S. policy that forbids introducing new weapons technology into a region where similar arms do not already exist. 26. U.S.-China relations soured last year over a series of allegations of sales of nuclear and chemical weapons technology to Iran and Pakistan. 27. A man suspected of delivering chemical weapons technology to Libya was arrested Monday evening at the Beirut airport, federal prosecutors said. 28. A Russian government commission also accused the nine agencies of attempting to smuggle sensitive weapons technology out of the country. 29. According to the Defense Ministry plan, the institute will remain responsible for developing key weapons technology after the staff cut. 30. All witnesses said they were concerned for national security and for protecting against the leakage of weapons technology. |
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