The End of Dual Use? Implications for Export Control Policy.

Following World War II the concept of dual use technology, with its demarcation between civil and military technology, provided the structure for export control policy and industrial policy in the USA. The end of the Cold War and rapid technological change in new areas of military interest, such as biotechnology and nanotechnology, have eroded the boundaries that underpinned those policies. Based on analysis of the changing security and technological environment, my paper will discuss alternatives to our current export control policy. ..PAT.-Unpublished Manuscript [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]