A DUAL POSITION ON 'DUAL' TECHNOLOGIES. President Vladimir
Putin told a Russian Security Council session that Russia
will impose tight controls over the export of dangerous
technologies, implying that not all Russian agencies had
done so effectively up to now, strana.ru reported on 23
February. But Council secretary Sergei Ivanov stressed that
the most important aspect of a non-proliferation regime is
not a ban but rather control over those items exported.
Ivanov stressed, however, that Moscow seeks full
cooperation with the U.S. and NATO countries "as it may
face threats from proliferation in the future."
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