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There are quite few relevant inter­national regimes con­trol­ling the sale and use of drones. The MTCR (Missile Tech­nology Control Regime), originally set up to re­gulate the pro­li­feration of Weapons of Mass Destruc­tion missile de­livery systems, is widely con­sidered the main in­stru­ment for limit­ing the pro­li­feration of UAVs (un­manned aerial vehicles). In 2017, the MTCR turned 30 and calls are being made for the MTCR to focus solely on "trad­itional" rockets, missiles and cruise missiles because in its current for­mu­lation it too strongly curbs the sale of UAVs. Schörnig warns against hollow­ing out the MTCR without re­placing it with a new and broader re­gime and re­commends safe­guarding the arms-control norms embedded within the MTCR.

There are quite few relevant inter­national regimes con­trol­ling the sale and use of drones. The MTCR (Missile Tech­nology Control Regime), originally set up to re­gulate the pro­li­feration of Weapons of Mass Destruc­tion missile de­livery systems, is widely con­sidered the main in­stru­ment for limit­ing the pro­li­feration of UAVs (un­manned aerial vehicles). In 2017, the MTCR turned 30 and calls are being made for the MTCR to focus solely on "trad­itional" rockets, missiles and cruise missiles because in its current for­mu­lation it too strongly curbs the sale of UAVs. Schörnig warns against hollow­ing out the MTCR without re­placing it with a new and broader re­gime and re­commends safe­guarding the arms-control norms embedded within the MTCR.

India's membership of the Missile Technology Control Regime (MTCR) affects strategic balance in South Asia particularly, Pakistan. India's membership of the group would aid India's missile and space programmes, providing it access to technologies and missile systems hitherto unavailable to it. This may include Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAV) like Global Hawk and Predator, which the US has employed for reconnaissance and counter-terrorism along Pakistan Afghanistan border to strike targets within Pakistan's territory, violating its sovereignty. India's acquisition of these systems will pose a threat to Pakistan. The MTCR membership would accelerate India's missile programme, thereby, exacerbating an arms race in South Asia. It would also further tilt the regional balance of power in India's favour. However, the bigger threat is the quest to win India a place at the high tables in the world and to build it up as a regional and global power. After looking into the pros and cons of Pakistan joining the MTCR, this article concludes that presently it is not in Pakistan's favour to join the group since it may help the US and the West to hinder or curtail Pakistan's missile programme.

A letter report issued by the General Accounting Office with an abstract that begins "The U.S. government has long been concerned about the growing threat posed by the proliferation of missiles and related technologies that can deliver weapons of mass destruction. The United States is working with other countries through the Missile Technology Control Regime to control the export of missile-related items. The Departments of Commerce and State share primary responsibility for controlling exports of Regime items. The Commerce Department is required to control Regime items that are dual-use on its export control list--the Commerce Control List. All other Regime items are to be controlled by the State Department on its export control list--the U.S. Munitions List. However, the two departments have not clearly established which of them has jurisdiction for almost 25 percent of the items the United States agreed to control. The Departments disagree on how to determine which Regime items are controlled by Commerce and which are controlled by State. Consultations between the departments about respective control lists have not resolved these jurisdiction issues. Unclear jurisdiction may result in the same Regime item being subject to different export control restrictions and processes at the two departments."

Intro -- Contents -- Preface -- Abbreviations -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Regimes, Technology, Politics, and Proliferation -- 3. Building a Supply-Side Regime -- 4. Argentina, Brazil, South Africa -- 5. South Korea, Taiwan, Arab States -- 6. Israel, India, Pakistan -- 7. North Korea and Iran -- 8. Toward a Treaty Regime -- 9. Conclusions -- Appendix: Technical Notes on Missiles -- Notes -- Index.