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New Rules Expected for Laser Exports

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Because lasers are “dual use” items — they have both military and civilian applications — they have long been subject to legal export controls imposed by the US government. The controls are not unilateral US controls, however, but are the result of an international agreement among dozens of industrial nations. This agreement, called the Wassenaar Arrangement, was modified recently to incorporate the first overhaul of the laser controls in more than a decade. The new export rules for lasers are expected to be integrated into the legal code of the US and other Wassenaar countries during...Read full article

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