Missile Technology Control Regime (MTCR)

Q.  Which of the following were amongst the original 7 countries that formed the Missile Technology Control Regime (MTCR)?

1) Canada
2) France
3) Israel
- Published on 08 Jun 16

a. 1, 3
b. 1
c. 1, 2
d. All of the above

ANSWER: 1, 2
 
  • The Missile Technology Control Regime (MTCR) was established in April 1987 by the G7 countries: Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, Great Britain, and the United States.
  • The MTCR was created in order to curb the spread of unmanned delivery systems for nuclear weapons, specifically delivery systems that could carry a minimum payload of 500 kg a minimum of 300 km.
  • At the annual meeting in Oslo in 1992, it was agreed to expand the scope of the MTCR to include non-proliferation of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) for all weapons of mass destruction.
  • China, Israel, Iran, North Korea, Pakistan, etc. are not a part of the group. There are 35 members currently.
  • India recently got an entry into the group.

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