In 1998, the U.S. government used the Project's data to restrict U.S. trade with 63 organizations involved in the nuclear and missile programs of India and Pakistan. Some of the exports went directly to Chinese companies developing nuclear weapons and long-range missiles. In the year 2000, the Project launched a joint effort with the Pentagon to improve export controls in the former Soviet Union and Eastern Europe. Internships The Wisconsin Project on Nuclear Arms Control in Washington usually employs one to two interns for the summer and one intern during the academic year to do research on the spread of weapons of mass destruction. The internships are paid positions.
Interns gain valuable experience in gathering information and conducting research.
They also get a close-up view of how foreign policy decisions are made in Washington. Proficiency in Russian, Chinese or Arabic is helpful, but not required.