Gary Milhollin

About the author: Gary Milhollin is a professor at the University of Wisconsin Law School and director of the Wisconsin Project on Nuclear Arms Control, a longterm program to develop a common vision for international leaders on how to reduce the risks posed by nuclear weapons.

China's export of missiles and nuclear technology to Pakistan, Saudi Arabia, and Iran is currently the gravest threat to nuclear security. Pakistan, for example, may decide to use nuclear weapons against its enemy, India, who will surely retaliate with nuclear force. Iran is likely to use the nuclear weapons it develops against its longterm enemy, the United States, and may possibly share its technology with other countries inimical to the United States. Ironically, the nuclear technology exported by China is often obtained directly from the United...