US sanctions Chinese suppliers for providing critical components of Pakistan’s ballistic missile programme
US sanctions Chinese suppliers for providing critical components of Pakistan’s ballistic missile programme
Washington: The US has cracked down on Pakistan’s ballistic missile programme by sanctioning four companies from China and Belarus that provided critical components especially for the region-destabilising long-range missiles.
The US Department of State said it has sanctioned Belarus-based Minsk Wheel Tractor Plant which allegedly supplied special vehicle chassis to Pakistan’s long-range ballistic missile programme being implemented by its National Development Complex (NDC).
China-based Xi’an Longde Technology Development Company, it said, has supplied a filament winding machine to produce rocket motor cases for ballistic missiles. Another Chinese company, Tianjin Creative Source International, supplied stir welding equipment which can be used to manufacture propellant tanks used in space launch vehicles.
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