Editing Sounding rocket (section)

===Dual use===
Due to the high military relevance of ballistic missile technology, there has always been a close relationship between sounding rockets and military missiles. It is a typical [[dual-use technology]], which can be used for both civil and military purposes.<ref>DeVorkin, Science With A Vengeance, [[Springer-Verlag]], New York, 1992, ISBN 0-387-94137-1</ref> During the [[Cold War]], the Federal Republic of Germany cooperated on this topic with countries that had not signed the [[Non-Proliferation Treaty]] on Nuclear Weapons at that time, such as Brazil, Argentina and India. In the course of investigations by the [[peace movement#Germany|German peace movement]], this cooperation was revealed by a group of physicists in 1983.<ref name=NeS1983>{{cite journal | last = Campbell | author-link = Duncan Campbell (journalist, born 1952)| first = D. | date = 5 August 1983 | title = Germany helps Brazil to nuclear supremacy | journal = [[New Statesman]] | url= https://www.duncancampbell.org/menu/journalism/newstatesman/newstatesman-1983/germany%20helps%20brazil%20to%20nucular%20supremacy.pdf }}</ref> The international discussion that was thus set in motion led to the development of the [[Missile Technology Control Regime]] (MTCR) at the level of G7 states. Since then, lists of technological equipment whose export is subject to strict controls have been drawn up within the MTCR framework.