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Arms shipments to Iran made without the official authorization of a signed presidential "finding" is an apparent violation of the Arms Export Control Act; failure to notify Congress of the covert action would flout the Intelligence Oversight...
After the vote, a State Department spokesman said that Senate penalties "could be counterproductive because they run contrary to the spirit and practice" of export controls. The scandal was calmly discussed at a meeting in Tokyo last week between Defense Secretary Caspar Weinberger and Japanese Prime Minister Yasuhiro Nakasone, in which Japan promised to help the U.S. strengthen its anti-submarine warfare capability...
...apparent advances in Moscow's military technology, the Pentagon last year launched a probe to find out why the newest Soviet submarines were so much quieter and thus less vulnerable to enemy detection than their predecessors. Investigators discovered that between 1981 and 1984 Toshiba Machine and Kongsberg had falsified export documents and secretly supplied the Soviets with computer-controlled lathes used to manufacture state-of-the-art propellers for submarines and aircraft carriers. The props are particularly valuable on Soviet subs because the blades enable the vessels to slip more quietly through...
...machinery shipments represent perhaps the most egregious violation yet of regulations established by the 16-nation Coordinating Committee on Export Controls, the body that oversees the sale of Western high-technology products to the Soviets and their allies. After Washington protested in March to the Japanese and Norwegian governments, Tokyo and Oslo took action. Two Toshiba Machine executives thought to have been involved in the improper deal were arrested and charged with violating Japanese export laws. In addition, Toshiba Machine was prohibited from selling any goods to 14 Communist countries for one year. Though not directly implicated in the scandal...
Nissan charges about $350 for 4WS in Japan, while Mazda demands a daunting $1,000. Mazda intends to export its 4WS Capella to the U.S. and Europe next year...