Call to governments: Work together to stop cyber attacks on health care
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Limits on Autonomy in Weapon Systems
… to mitigate the risks posed by autonomous weapons. It proposes three types of control … Intelligence on Strategic Stability and Nuclear Risk, vol. 1, Euro-Atlantic … Intelligence on Strategic Stability and Nuclear Risk: Vol. I Euro-Atlantic …
Chemical, Biological, Radiological and Nuclear Response: Introductory Guidance
… of chemical, biological, radiological or nuclear (CBRN) agents. In such situations, …
Nuclear, Radiological, Biological and Chemical Events
… Nuclear, radiological, biological or chemical …
Catalogue of publications and films in Arabic
… The Missing 131 مطبوعات- األسلحة Weapons - Publications 145 أفالم- األسلحة … الحكومات بنودها Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons The Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons (TPNW) is the first globally …
Experts' workshop report on IHL and Islamic Law in contemporary armed conflicts
… 23 CONDUCT OF HOSTILITIES: LAWFUL WEAPONS AND METHODS OF … electricity networks, dams, and chemical or nuclear plants, they could cause civilian … seven Muslimmajority States among the 44 “nuclear-capable” States whose ratification is …
Third report on the EU guidelines on promoting compliance with IHL
… in the Convention on Certain Conventional Weapons (CCW), its Protocols, the Group of … on, the application of IHL. These include the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty, the … of the Treaty on Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons – EU General Statement …
75 years after Hiroshima and Nagasaki, a nuclear threat returns
… Movement urges all nations to end the nuclear era. Seventy-five years ago, on the … a terrifying new weapon on Hiroshima. The nuclear bomb wiped out the city, instantly … comes even as the risk of use of nuclear weapons has risen to levels not seen since the …
Protect all humanity by ratifying the nuclear weapon ban treaty
… decisive action to prohibit and eliminate weapons that have unacceptable humanitarian … and Red Crescent Movement to advocate that nuclear weapons must never be used again and … Crescent Movement’s call to ban and eliminate nuclear weapons. In 2017, 122 States …
Nigeria commits to a global nuclear ban
… commitment to contribute to a global ban on nuclear weapons by ratifying the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons on 6 August 2020. Nigeria …
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