US toughens exports of technologies to prevent use by Russia

WASHINGTON, Jan 14 (PRIME) -- The U.S. has toughened export control over technologies to prevent their use by the military service and intelligence of Russia, China and several other countries, according to a statement of the Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) of the Commerce Department, seen by PRIME on Thursday.

"Today, the BIS in the Department of Commerce imposed new controls on any U.S. technologies and specific activities of U.S. persons who may be supporting foreign military-intelligence end uses and end users in China, Cuba, Russia, and Venezuela, as well as in terrorist-supporting countries," the authority said.

Besides, the authority tightened control over the technologies, which might be used in weapons of mass destruction.

“We cannot allow the foreign military-intelligence organizations of our adversaries in China, Cuba, Russia, Venezuela, Iran, and other terrorist-supporting nations to benefit from U.S. technology or U.S. services to support their destabilizing activities,” said Secretary of Commerce Wilbur Ross.

“We must ensure our controls prevent U.S. persons, wherever located, from supporting unauthorized WMD activities around the globe. Today’s important updates to the U.S. export control system achieve these two goals and enhance our national security.”

The foreign military-intelligence organizations impacted by the action is Russia’s Main Intelligence Directorate (GRU).

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