South Africa ratified the UN Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons (TPNW). This marks a bold step for South Africa, making it a leader in the pursuit of total disarmament of all nations. ICAN is proud of South Africa and the steps they have taken from having a development program to dismantling their arsenal Read More
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Latvia hosted the The twenty-eighth Plenary Meeting of the Nuclear Suppliers Group (NSG), brings together 48 Participating Governments with the aims of preventing the proliferation of nuclear weapons and materials through the implementation on a national basis of export controls. The governments shared proliferation difficulties and reaffirmed support of the NPT, and discussed developments in Read More
The article discussed the fight between the United States and Russia over weapons diplomacy in the Middle East. The article did not mainly focus on this game between the two countries, as a matter of fact it discussed how finding armaments is not as hard as it used to be like during the cold war Read More
Summery: Through the release of the Trump administration’s missile defense review, there has been a raise of concern. President Trump plans to raise spending on missile defense to the point where we will be able to detect them from any place around the world at any time. Congress views this as an unnecessary, since it Read More
Grands Lacs is honored to extend an invitation to Grands Lacs, Congo DRC to participate in a treaty process between/among our countries. We hope you will choose a delegation soon and confirm your participation here Treaty Process: Congo Lacs Treaty
The Trump Administration gave the go ahead to sell $2.2 billion dollars worth of missile defense to Japan. Previously delayed due to the government shut down, the missile defense sale took was approved January 29th, 2019. The sale included two Aegis Ashore missile interceptors. Significance: This sale signifies US endorsement of Japan’s missile defense systems buildup, due Read More
The article is about the rise of the weapons that is being sold to the countries in the Middle East, specifically about the United Arab Emirates. The article discussed the difference between the reasons behind the rise of the weapons in the countries (UAE, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, and Iran) bringing up the point that Read More
article 3 of the conventional arms control pertains to the use of prohibition or restrictions of the use of incendiary devices on or near civilians and on enemy combatants as well as to clear vegitation with the exception of when the vegetation is being used as a strategic strong hold all forms of delivery are Read More
The article gives a brief description of the findings of the fact-finding mission conducted in Douma, Syria. The report found that chemicals were used as a weapon in Douma last April and the main component was molecular chlorine. The report was shared with other international organizations and briefings are expected to occur in the coming Read More
In the late 60s and early 70s, the US dropped bombs throughout Laos. Unexploded bombs have been showing up all over the country. While the US is funding the disarmament of these “bombies” through the State Department, they are still high risk and even prevent economic development in the area. Implications: The Bureau of Political-Miltary Read More
Summary: The article speaks about a summit between The US, Russia, and China. In the summit they assigned 15 experts and they explain the vulnerabilities in the cyber-security realm and what measures are being put in place. The US and Russia have confidence building measures such as cyber-specific crisis communication channels, and direct hotlines. There Read More
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Parties to the Chemical Weapons Convention (CWC) met in November to review the treaty. Russia may be complicating the issue and undermining the work done to uphold the norm against the use of chemical weapons in Syria, as it takes action to “weaken or eliminate” investigative and verification procedures. This includes proposing postponing investigations into Read More
It is very likely that in the coming weeks President Trump will announce a U.S. withdrawal from the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces (INF) Treaty. This decision comes after acusations that Russia has violated the treaty by having a missile launch system that exceeds the treaty’s 500-kilometer range limit. Without this treaty the chances of another arms Read More
Summary: Iran’s Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif resigned on Monday February 25, 2019. Zarif was helping with the nuclear deal for Iran which is called Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA). This is a deal that started under the Obama administration but President Trump withdrew from this deal. It is unsure if Zarif’s resignation would Read More
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The 2nd protocol of the conventional arms treaty prohibit landmines and boobytraps on beaches, waterway crossings or river crossings but excludes oceans and inland water ways the subsequent articles bind the parties to be responsible with mines by tracking placement and having means to disable them to prevent harm to civilians or U.N peacekeeping forces.These Read More
The article discusses the issue of Trump selling $12 billion worth of weapons to Qatar despite the fact that Trump is against Qatar supporting Iran and terrorism. It also discusses the issue of how it is affecting other countries in the Gulf region (U.A.E and Saudi Arabia). Significance: This article is significant because $12 Read More
Nuclear terrorism is still a dangerous threat, as highly enriched uranium and separated plutonium are still used in the civil sphere. These could become quickly dangerous were they to fall into the wrong hands. While HEU has decreased due to recent summits, separated plutonium has made less progress. Implications: As India and Pakistan are not members Read More
After the president of France urges a call for international cyber security in what is called the framework for the ‘digital Geneva Convention,’ the United States, Russia, China, Iran, and Israel are hesitant to decrease their cyberweapons. Significance: The principles in the framework call for a protection of civilians, restraints on cyber attacks, and increased capacities Read More
Signatories of the Biological Weapons Convention met in Geneva to discuss the threat of biological weapons be used by terrorist groups. While a biological terrorist attack has not occurred since 2001, advances in science and gene editing have made the weaponization of biological agents easier. The meeting also took note of the lack of oversight Read More
In 2017, the Brookings Institute convened eight scholars and affiliates to reassess the nuclear New World Order after the end of the Cold War and including new potential players, such as Iran and North Korea. [b]Significance:[/b] The conversation found that there has been a drastic shift in Security and proliferation priorities. Russia has taken a Read More
The Convention on Certain Conventional Weapons composes of three annexed protocols on October 10 1980 and was signed by 50 nations on December 2 1983 these efforts are to preventive in a effort to cease deployment of weapons that can cause unjustifiable suffering to combatants and surrounding civilian population weather they are signatories or not. It Read More
Trump administration officials have been rushing forward plans for the sale of nuclear materials to Saudi Arabia. These plans may be both in violation of law, and for the personal benefit of current and former members of the administration, including the former National Security Adviser, Retired General Michael Flynn. Significance: The Trump administration and its members Read More