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1 Nuclear Weapons Nonproliferation 1 Nuclear Weapons Nonproliferation
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1.1 The Nuclear Nonproliferation Treaty (NPT) 1.1 The Nuclear Nonproliferation Treaty (NPT)
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1.2 Protection of Nuclear Material 1.2 Protection of Nuclear Material
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1.3 Banning Nuclear Weapons Tests 1.3 Banning Nuclear Weapons Tests
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1.4 Regional Bans on Nuclear Weapons 1.4 Regional Bans on Nuclear Weapons
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1.5 Recent Initiatives for Nuclear Weapons Nonproliferation and Elimination 1.5 Recent Initiatives for Nuclear Weapons Nonproliferation and Elimination
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1.6 Summary of Nuclear Nonproliferation Treaties 1.6 Summary of Nuclear Nonproliferation Treaties
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2 Chem-Bio Disarmament and Nonproliferation 2 Chem-Bio Disarmament and Nonproliferation
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2.1 The Biological Weapons Convention (BWC) 2.1 The Biological Weapons Convention (BWC)
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2.2 The Chemical Weapons Convention (CWC) 2.2 The Chemical Weapons Convention (CWC)
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3 Controlling Conventional Weapons Transfers 3 Controlling Conventional Weapons Transfers
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3.1 Prohibited Conventional Weapons Transfers 3.1 Prohibited Conventional Weapons Transfers
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3.2 Preventing Diversion 3.2 Preventing Diversion
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4 Strengthening IHL Prohibitions on Weapons That Cause Indiscriminate or Unnecessary Harm 4 Strengthening IHL Prohibitions on Weapons That Cause Indiscriminate or Unnecessary Harm
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4.1 Convention on the Use of Certain Conventional Weapons (the Inhumane Weapons Convention) 4.1 Convention on the Use of Certain Conventional Weapons (the Inhumane Weapons Convention)
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4.2 The Mine Ban Treaty 4.2 The Mine Ban Treaty
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4.3 The Convention on Cluster Munitions 4.3 The Convention on Cluster Munitions
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5 Conclusion 5 Conclusion
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7A United Nations Weapons Control Treaties
Get accessBarry Kellman is Professor of Law at the DePaul College of Law, DePaul University.
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Published:02 July 2019
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Abstract
Weapons control was born of necessity to reduce the existential threats of weapons technologies following the last century’s world wars. In a dangerous and anarchic world, security can be enhanced by substituting multilateral agreements for unconstrained procurement, deployment, and transfer of weapons. This chapter focuses on four aspects of weapons control treaties: (1) nonproliferation of nuclear weapons, (2) eradication of chemical and biological weapons, (3) prohibition of unique inhumane weapons, and (4) restriction of the trade in conventional weapons. Cumulatively, these treaties serve to lower the risk of war, reduce war’s devastation should it begin, and curtail the enormous financial drain of procuring and stockpiling weapons. Methodologies have developed with established institutions and stipulated procedures that influence virtually every state’s military choices, significantly enhancing global security. These treaties have enabled humanity to stanch the inherent tendency of employing advancing technologies to make and use more powerful weapons. By significantly contributing to capping centuries of accelerating violence and by restraining how escalating fears of an adversary’s weapons can accelerate political friction into armed conflict, these treaties have contributed to building a more secure world order, thereby enabling diplomacy and other processes to help address more deep-rooted social conditions. It is perhaps the greatest achievement of these treaties to have fostered trust among the vast majority of states and their populations with regard to lethal weapons, enabling maturation of innumerable initiatives for promoting peace.
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