The bill would block the sale of dual-use technology to terrorist countries.

It does not cover much so-called dual-use technology that China could use to develop its own weapons systems.

"Their focus is the dual-use technologies, which have both military and civilian applications."

The Apollo project allowed continued development of dual-use technology.

The suspicions are based largely on their acquisition of dual-use technologies or materials.

We have also requested that dual-use technology with a potential military application be excluded from this agreement.

This point has been strongly questioned by the West because uranium enrichment is a dual-use technology.

But our whole business is about winning business from the government and then taking that dual-use technology into the commercial market."

Sometimes involving dual-use technologies, the military and civilian strands have often been indistinguishable.

The list of dual-use technologies, largely drawn from international agreements, also includes some other items not obviously deadly.

It also participates in programs focused on technology transfer, dual-use technology and small business development.

We are actively looking for ways to use defense to encourage dual-use technology that serves military and civilian purposes."

He has long been an advocate of technology research in areas that have both military and civilian applications, or so-called dual-use technology.

"It basically denies export licenses for dual-use technology to terrorist states, and obviously Syria is on the list."

The more reactors Iran has, the easier it will be for it to purchase such dual-use technology, one official said.

The agreement covers conventional weapons and "dual-use technology," like computers that can be used to develop weapons.

Dual-use technology refers to the possibility of military use of civilian nuclear power technology.

The Pentagon's involvement in such dual-use technologies is seen as a boost to both industrial competitiveness and the lagging field of military research.

Products, including software and technologies, that can be used for both civil and military purposes are considered dual-use technology products.

This is especially true of companies that deal in high technology or dual-use technology, as there are significant export controls placed on such technology.

China also seeks dual-use technologies and subsystems from the United States and other foreign countries.

In recent events, both Iran and North Korea have been accused of having nuclear weapons programs based on dual-use technology.

Western suppliers provided dual-use technology.

After reading news reports of how Washington had halted shipment of dual-use technology to Iraq, the company canceled the deal.

The committee, according to foreign trade specialists and former government officials, routinely looks for so-called dual-use technologies that have advanced industrial and military applications.