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    Question

    Which statement is correct about “The Wassenaar Arrangement”

    a.The Wassenaar Arrangement is a group tasked with fostering transparency and increased responsibility in the transfer of dual-use goods and technology and conventional armaments

    b.The Wassenaar Arrangement is an elite club of countries that subscribe to arms export controls, similar to the Nuclear Suppliers Group and the Missile Technology Control Regime 

    c.The body came into being in 1996 to succeed the Cold War-era Coordinating Committee for Multilateral Export Controls

    A Only a is correct Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    B Only b is correct Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    C Only c is correct Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    D All are correct Correct Answer Incorrect Answer

    Solution

    • The Wassenaar Arrangement is an elite club of countries that subscribe to arms export controls, similar to the Nuclear Suppliers Group and the Missile Technology Control Regime. • The body came into being in 1996 to succeed the Cold War-era Coordinating Committee for Multilateral Export Controls. • The name comes from Wassenaar, a suburb of The Hague, where the agreement to start such a multi-lateral cooperation was reached in 1995.

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