CoCom

CoCom is an acronym for Coordinating Committee for Multilateral Export Controls. CoCom was established during the Cold War to put an embargo on Western exports to East Bloc countries.

Related Topics:
Cold War - Embargo - East Bloc

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CoCom had 17 member states: Australia, Belgium, Canada, Denmark,

Related Topics:
Australia - Belgium - Canada - Denmark

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France, Germany, Greece, Italy, Japan, Luxembourg,

Related Topics:
France - Germany - Greece - Italy - Japan - Luxembourg

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Netherlands, Norway, Portugal, Spain, Turkey, United Kingdom and United States.

Related Topics:
Netherlands - Norway - Portugal - Spain - Turkey - United Kingdom - United States

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In addition there were a number of cooperating countries, such as Austria, Finland, Ireland, New Zealand, Sweden and Switzerland.

Related Topics:
Austria - Finland - Ireland - New Zealand - Sweden - Switzerland

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It was revealed in 1987 that Japan's Toshiba Machine Company had supplied eight computer-guided propeller milling machines to the Soviet Union between 1982 and 1984; an action that violated the CoCom regulations. It was argued in the United States that this technology greatly improved the ability of Soviet submarines to evade detection, leading to a significant cost for the United States to improve its own technology once more. In 1988, Congress moved to sanction Toshiba and bar imports into the United States of Toshiba products.

Related Topics:
Japan - Toshiba Machine Company - Soviet Union - United States

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CoCom ceased to function on March 31, 1994, and the then current control list or embargoed goods was retained by the member nations until the successor, the Wassenaar Arrangement, was established.

Related Topics:
March 31 - 1994 - Wassenaar Arrangement

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