The Biological Weapons Convention: An Introduction

02/01/2025 16 min
The Biological Weapons Convention: An Introduction

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This resource provides an overview of the Biological Weapons Convention, a disarmament treaty that bans the development, production, acquisition, transfer, stockpiling and use of biological weapons. Despite 187 states being party to the treaty, there are substantial challenges including a lack of funding and difficulty verifying compliance.Original text: https://disarmament.unoda.org/publications/the-biological-weapons-convention/ Author(s): United Nations Office for Disarmament Affairs

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