• Chemicals used to make nerve agents are also used to make plastics and to process foodstuff.

• Components for commercial and remote sensing satellite systems, such as charge-coupled device cameras, multi-spectral scanners and synthetic aperture radar imagers.

• Biotechnology that can enhance public health, improve agricultural yield and foster economic development. Yet, they are restricted as many of the biotech facilities, equipment, and materials can be used for biological weapons.

TRIGGER LIST (Sensitive technology that can be used in weapons programme)

• Nuclear material like uranium, plutonium, etc.

• Non-nuclear material such as tritium, deuterium beryllium, etc.

• Full nuclear reactors and components and technologies.

• Reprocessing and enrichment plants and technologies.

• Plants for the fabrication of nuclear reactor fuel, separation of isotopes or for production of heavy water, and for conversion of uranium and plutonium to be used for fabrication as fuel elements or separation of isotopes.