NUCLEAR CAPABLE MISSILE TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER POLICY

The text is a National Security Decision Directive from November 30, 1982, outlining the policy on the transfer of nuclear-capable missile technology. The directive aims to hinder the proliferation of foreign military missile systems capable of delivering nuclear weapons, while allowing exemptions for certain friends and allies. The United States intends to control dual-use items and technology that could contribute to non-exempt countries' nuclear-capable missile programs. The directive emphasizes maintaining an intelligence watch on countries suspected of developing strategic missile programs, seeking cooperation with supplier nations to limit exports, and implementing stringent export controls on technology and hardware related to nuclear-capable missile delivery systems. The directive also establishes interagency monitoring and evaluation groups to assess exemptions and recommend actions accordingly. The United States plans to deny exports that would benefit a recipient's strategic missile program, while permitting case-by-case approvals for dual-use items with valid civil use or marginal benefit to a strategic missile program. The directive calls for adequate procedures to identify critical export items falling under its scope and measures to prevent the transfer of missile-related technology and hardware to non-exempt nations.