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Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons: Signature and Ratification
The Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons is the first legally binding instrument to prohibit nuclear weapons, leading towards their total elimination. For those nations that are party to it, the treaty prohibits the development, testing, production, stockpiling, stationing, transfer, use and threat of use of nuclear weapons, as well as assistance and encouragement to the prohibited activities. This brochure describes the procedures that States must follow in order to sign, ratify, accept, approve or accede to this …
Aug 30, 2017
The Biological Weapons Convention
An Introduction
The Biological Weapons Convention (BWC) effectively prohibits the development, production, acquisition, transfer, stockpiling and use of biological and toxin weapons. It was the first multilateral disarmament treaty banning an entire category of weapons of mass destruction (WMD). …
Jun 30, 2017
