The U.S. defense export system needs further major reforms to reduce inefficiencies and weaknesses. Although the International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR) do help prevent potential foreign adversaries from using U.S. arms against the United States and its allies, the Regulations, as enforced, can weaken U.S. national security in other important ways. For example, by excessively impeding defense exports, the ITAR makes it more difficult for U.S. firms to sustain core U.S. defense technological and industrial advantages, decreases U.S. military interoperability with allies that purchase ITAR-free weapons from other sources, and generates other undesirable effects for the U.S. Army and U.S. national security.

AUDIENCE: Customs brokers, exporters, defense contractors, foreign defense manufacturers, and defense exporting regulators would be most interested in this volume .Additionally, students pursuing coursework in import-export degree programs and trade compliance certificates may be interested in this volume. Furthermore, military science and defense procurement and acquisition practitioners, supervisors, and advocates will be interested in this resource that discusses the reform of the defense export control regulations and system.
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