US based company and its Belgian affiliate face Penalties for Alleged Nuclear Export Attempts to India, Israel

The U.S. Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) has charged the U.S.-based Telogy LLC and its Belgian affiliate with violating U.S. Export Administration Regulations (EAR) for attempting to export controlled goods to Israel, India, China, and South Africa. The charges followed a voluntary self-disclosure by the companies. An article by Institute for Science and International Security mentions that, in the case of Israel and India, the goods could have been intended for nuclear weapons and missile programs. The authors say that, India’s attempted acquisition of oscilloscopes shows that the country may continue to acquire items illicitly from abroad for its missile programs or unsafeguarded nuclear programs, including its nuclear weapons program. Recently, India has also sought vacuum pumps from European manufacturers that are believed to be for its unsafeguarded uranium enrichment program. The large scale oscilloscope purchases made by Israel bring into question its continued commitment to halting its illicit procurement of equipment for its nuclear program, which it made as a result of U.S. pressure during the 1990s.

They say that some U.S. allies also break U.S. or foreign trade control laws to outfit their missile or nuclear weapons programs. BIS did not identify the suspected purchasers of these goods in Israel or India.

Between 2003 and 2007, Telogy LLC and Telogy Intl allegedly cooperated to attempt to export oscilloscopes to India and Israel. Telogy LLC and Telogy Intl allegedly cooperated to export a spectrum analyzer, monitoring equipment controlled for national security reasons, to China. Telogy Intl is also charged with allegedly re-exporting a spectrum analyzer to South Africa. The companies have neither admitted nor denied these allegations.