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Biological and chemical weapons
Biological Weapons Convention (BWC)
The Convention on the Prohibition of the Development, Production and Stockpiling of Bacteriological (Biological) and Toxin Weapons and on their Destruction (BWC) entered into force on 26 March 1975 and contains a comprehensive ban on biological weapons. moreBiological Weapons Convention (BWC)
Chemical Weapons Convention (CWC)
The Chemical Weapons Convention (CWC), which entered into force on 29 April 1997, prohibits the development, production, possession, transfer and use of chemical weapons. By May 2009, 188 states had acceded to the Convention. The CWC has thus come far on the road to universal application. moreChemical Weapons Convention (CWC)