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Looks at technology transfer policies of United States President Bill Clinton's administration in light of the May 1999 release of a Congressional committee's report on the theft of US atomic secrets by Chinese spies. Role of the release of nuclear weapons information in US strategy to end nuclear proliferation; Criticism of the policy; Clinton Administration response to the Chinese espionage scandal; Discussion of implications.

Discusses the United States congressional investigation into China's suspected theft of American nuclear weapons information. Role of former House Speaker Newt Gingrich in the initiation of the investigation; Planned publication of the report on the investigation; Implications for US national security, foreign policy and technology transfer.

Reports that Wen Ho Lee, a scientist suspected of spying for China at the Los Alamos National Laboratory, transferred secret data on United States nuclear warheads from a computer system there, compromising most nuclear weapons in the US arsenal. Date and details of the transfer; Utility of the information; Evidence of access to the information; Details of the investigation of Lee.

Reports that analysis by United States intelligence officials has concluded that China stole design data for the W-88 nuclear warhead from Los Alamos National Laboratory. Leadership of the committee that investigated allegations of illicit transfer of high technology to China; Other sources of information used by the Chinese; Controversy surrounding response of President Bill Clinton's Administration to reports of Chinese atomic espionage.

Reports United States President Bill Clinton's March 11, 1999 response to the suggestion that his administration had minimized evidence of nuclear spying by China and his defense of his policy of engagement with the Chinese. Details of his statement, made at a news conference in Antigua, Guatemala; Congressional investigation of the technology transfer from Los Alamos National Laboratory.

Focuses on the investigation conducted by the United States Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) into possible espionage at the Los Alamos National Laboratory. Details on government officials' accusation that China stole nuclear weapons secrets from the laboratory; China's denial of the accusation; How the breach in American nuclear security occurred; Charges against Wen Ho Lee, a former computer scientist at Los Alamos.