Talk:Dual-use technology

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How long the list can be? To be a little extreme, a screw driver was used to fasten armor of a knight back in the middle ages. More current example could include radar, computer and internet?

We should add a list of things labeled as dual-use technology by various governments and organizations, things like tritium and graphite. Matteboy2001 21:30, 11 December 2006 (UTC)

[edit] More common definition of dual-use

The term "dual-use" can have many meanings. It can refer to any technology that has more than one use. However, in the context of this entry it generally has two meanings. First, it refers to technology that has both civilian and military uses, such as night-vision systems. In the nuclear context it has a different meaning. It refers to technology that has both nuclear and non-nuclear uses, such as maraging steel. See IAEA Document INFCIRC/254 Part 1 ^[1]for the Nuclear Suppliers Group export control guidelines for nuclear items, and INFCIRC/254 Part 2 ^[2] for the corresponding guidelines for nuclear-related dual-use items. NPguy 00:13, 30 March 2007 (UTC)