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U.S. Should Relax Export Controls On Less Military-Critical Satellite Systems, Report Says

Thursday, April 19th, 2012

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The United States should relax export control laws on commercial satellite systems and subsystems that have become less critical to national security over time, but should maintain strict controls on transfers of such items that could be used against its national interests, according to a joint State and Defense departments report released yesterday. The “Section 1248” report, or Risk Assessment of United States Space Export Control Policy, assesses the national security risk of export control policy for satellite and related…

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