AHF |
Anhydrous Hydrogen Fluoride
(Hydrofluoric Acid, precursor to Saran). |
APMT |
Asia-Pacific Mobile Telecommunications (China) |
ATM |
Asynchronous Transfer Method |
BLM |
Bureau of Land Management |
BXA |
Bureau of Export Affairs, Commerce Department |
CASC |
China Aerospace Corporation |
CEQ |
Council on Environmental Quality |
CEO |
Chief Executive Officer |
CGWIC |
China Great Wall Industry Corporation |
CIA |
Central Intelligence Agency |
CITIC |
China International Trust and Investment Corporation |
CIV |
Civilian Transfer License, Replaced GLX |
CMC |
Central Military Council (China) |
COCOM |
Coordinating Committee for Multilateral Controls |
COSCO |
China Ocean Shipping Company |
COSTIND |
Commission of Science, Technology, and Industry for
National Defense (China) |
CRS |
Congressional Research Service |
CTBT |
Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty |
CWC |
Chemical Weapons Convention |
DOD |
Department of Defense |
DOE |
Department of Energy |
EIS |
Environmental Impact Statement |
EO |
Executive Order |
FBI |
Federal Bureau of Investigation |
GAO |
General Accounting Office of the United States |
GLX |
General License Transfer |
HKBA |
Hong Kong Bank of Australia |
HPC |
High Performance Computers |
IAEA |
International Atomic Energy Agency |
ICBM |
Intercontinental Ballistic Missiles |
KMI |
Key Management Infrastructure |
MCC |
Multinational Counter-Narcotics Center |
MFN |
Most Favored Nation |
MOFTEC |
Ministry of Foreign Trade and Economic Cooperation
(China) |
MRBM |
Medium Range Ballistic Missiles |
MTCR |
Missile Technology Control Regime |
MTOPS |
Millions of Theoretical Operations Per Second |
NEPA |
National Environmental Protection Agency |
NOCINCO |
North Chemical Industries Corporation (China) |
NPT |
Nuclear Nonproliferation Treaty |
OSMRE |
Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement |
PLA |
Peoples Liberation Army (China) |
PLC |
Pre-License Check |
PRC |
Peoples Republic of China |
POW/MIA |
Prisoners of War / Missing In Action |
SAFE |
Security and Freedom Through Encryption Act |
SBA |
Small Business Administration |
SDH |
Synchronous Digital Hierarchy |
WMD |
Weapons of Mass Destruction |