Biomedical Community and the Biological and Toxin Weapons Convention [PDF]
, 2001 YesNegotiations to find a legally binding way to strengthen the Biological and Toxin Weapons Convention (BTWC) of 1972 [1]are in danger of failing. The crisis was precipitated during the current round of talks, now in its final week in Geneva, when the
Whitby, Simon M., Dando, Malcolm
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New Proposal for the Detection of Concealed Weapons: Electromagnetic Weapon Detection for Open Areas [PDF]
Terrorist groups, hijackers, and people hiding guns and knifes are a constant and increasing threat Concealed weapon detection (CWO) has turned into one of the greatest challenges facing the law enforcement community today.
Agurto Goya, Alan
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Harmonization of legislation of the Republic of Serbia with the EU strategy to combat illicit accumulation and trafficking of small arms and light weapons and their ammunition: Degree of compliance and necessary measures [PDF]
Војно дело, 2015 The problem of illicit trade in small arms and light weapons and their ammunition is especially current in the European Union and its close neighborhood.
Kotarlić Dragan, Joksimović Slobodan
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Trade in Small Arms and Light Weapons: Are embargoes effective? [PDF]
The World Economy, 2021 AbstractThis paper analyses the trade in Small Arms and Light Weapons (SALW) from 1990 to 2017. Our analysis relies on an unbalanced panel of 79,245 observations reporting SALW exports between 9275 pairs of countries. In particular, we study the impact of embargoes on trade in SALW. We use a gravity model framework including, in addition to traditional
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International Studies Journal, 2023 The research work focus on the origin and brief history of Esanland in Edo State. This study examined proliferation of small arms and it impact on nation building in Esanland with special focus on Uraomi from 1970-1991.
Esezobor Paul, Fidelis Achoba
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Apply the principles of international humanitarian law to the use of autonomous weapons [PDF]
الرافدین للحقوقThe increasing development of modern technology in the military field has led to the emergence of a new type of weapon based on artificial intelligence techniques, known as autonomous weapons, due to the many problems they raise.
Ahmed Al-Taie, Fathi Al Hayani
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THE PHILOSOPHY OF NUCLEAR PROLIFERATION/NON-PROLIFERATION: WHY STATES BUILD OR FORGO NUCLEAR WEAPONS?; pp. 371–382 [PDF]
Trames, 2017 Nuclear proliferation is the biggest challenge posing direct threat to international peace, security and strategic stability. International communityâs endeavor to halt proÂliferaÂtion of nuclear weapons or related technology is simultaneously a ...
Ashfaq Ahmed
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Venom biotechnology: casting light on nature’s deadliest weapons using synthetic biology
Frontiers in Bioengineering and Biotechnology, 2023 Venoms are complex chemical arsenals that have evolved independently many times in the animal kingdom. Venoms have attracted the interest of researchers because they are an important innovation that has contributed greatly to the evolutionary success of ...
Tim Lüddecke +18 more
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International Studies Journal, 2023 One of the challenges confronting nation states is the proliferation of small arms and light weapons. This problem is more pronounce in developing countries where there are porous borders and weak institutions responsible for border security like ...
Paulina Ada Akpa +2 more
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Przegląd Archeologiczny, 2019 Hackbuts as infantry weapons lose their military importance in the late 15th c. in favour of handgonnes, but they still play an important role as siege defence weapons in fortresses. On the other hand, sporadic mentions of hackbuts appear in registers of
Piotr Strzyż
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