US Munitions List Category XVI

The US Munitions List Category XVI covers several defense articles, services, and related technical data.

These include:

  • Nuclear weapons
  • Nuclear weapons design and testing related items

If you selected Category XVI on the Manage United States Munitions List screen, then you can choose the corresponding USML sub-category details from the table below.

Sub-Category

An asterisk precedes certain defense articles in the following list. The asterisk means that the article is deemed to be "Significant Military Equipment" to the extent specified in § 120.7 of the International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR) issued by the Department of State Directorate of Defense Trade Controls (DDTC).

Technical data directly related to the manufacture or production of any defense articles enumerated elsewhere in this category that are designated as Significant Military Equipment (SME) shall itself be designated SME.

Sub-Category Description
a * (a) Any article, material, equipment, or device which is specifically designed or modified for use in the design, development, or fabrication of nuclear weapons or nuclear explosive devices. (See § 123.20 of this subchapter and Department of Commerce Export Administration Regulations, 15 CFR 742.3 and 744.2).
b * (b) Any article, material, equipment, or device which is specifically designed or modified for use in the devising, carrying out, or evaluating of nuclear weapons tests or any other nuclear explosions (including for modeling or simulating the employment of nuclear weapons or the integrated operational use of nuclear weapons), except such items as are in normal commercial use for other purposes.
c * (c) Nuclear radiation detection and measurement devices specifically designed or modified for military applications.
d (d) All specifically designed or modified components and parts, accessories, attachments, and associated equipment for the articles in this category.
e (e) Technical data (as defined in § 120.10 of this subchapter), and defense services (as defined in § 120.9 of this subchapter) directly related to the defense articles enumerated in paragraphs (a) through (d) of this category. (See also, § 123.20 of this subchapter.)