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Biological Weapons Convention1975 treaty that comprehensively bans biological weapons Biological Weapons ConventionConvention on the Prohibition of the Development, Production and Stockpiling of Bacteriological (Biological) and Toxin Weapons and on their DestructionParticipation in the Biological Weapons Convention Signed and ratified Acceded or succeeded Unrecognized state, abiding by treaty Only signed Non-signatory Signed10 April 1972LocationLondon, Moscow, and Washington, D.C.Effective26 March 1975ConditionRatification by 22 states, including the three depositariesSignatories109Parties189 (complete list) 8 non-parties: Chad, Djibouti, Egypt (signatory), Eritrea, Haiti (signatory), Israel, Somalia (signatory), and Syria (signatory).DepositaryUnited States, United Kingdom, Russian Federation (successor to the Soviet Union)LanguagesChinese, English, French, Russian and SpanishFull text Biological Weapons Convention at Wikisource This article is part of a series aboutNon-proliferation, disarmament, & arms control Overview Nuclear weapons Major treatiesNPT · TPNW · JCPOA · CPPNM · UNSC resolution 1540 Regional restrictionsATS · Outer Space Treaty · Seabed Treaty · NWFZ · Treaty of Tlatelolco · Treaty of Rarotonga · Treaty of Pelindaba · Treaty of Semipalatinsk · Bangkok treaty · ZPCAS · Two Plus Four Agreement · Indo-US nuclear deal Weapons limitationsMcCloy–Zorin Accords · PTBT · TTBT · CTBT · ABM · FMCT · INF · SALT · START I · START II · New START · SORT CooperationQuebec Agreement · Nassau Agreement · Nuclear Suppliers Group · IPPNW · Zangger Committee · Polaris Sales Agreement · Nuclear Terrorism Convention · US–UK Mutual Defence Agreement Related conceptsNuclear deterrence · Nuclear disarmament · Nuclear arms race · Nuclear latency Chemical weapons Treaties & agreementsChemical Weapons Convention · Strasbourg Agreement · Hague Conventions · Geneva Protocol · Australia Group · 1990 Chemical Weapons Accord · Related conceptsChemical warfare · Dual-use chemicals · Chemical weapons destruction facility · United States chemical weapons program Biological weapons Treaty & related conceptsBiological Weapons Convention · Biological warfare · Biological agent · History of biological warfare · United States biological weapons program · Soviet biological weapons program · Iraqi biological weapons program · Operation Sea-Spray Conventional weapons Treaties & regimesATT · CCW · HCOC · CCM · Ottawa Treaty · Multilateral export control regime · Missile Technology Control Regime · Wassenaar Arrangement · Illicit Trade in Small Arms · Gun control · Arms embargo Control & monitoring Intergovernmental organizationsUNODA · UNRCPD · UNREC · UNLIREC · IAEA · OPCW · CND · CTBTO PrepCom Nuclear technology portalvte The Biological Weapons Convention (BWC), or Biological and Toxin Weapons Convention (BTWC), is a disarmament treaty that effectively bans biological and toxin weapons by prohibiting their development, production, acquisition, transfer, stockpiling and use.

Campaign for Nuclear DisarmamentThe Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament (CND) is an organisation that advocates unilateral nuclear disarmament by the United Kingdom, international nuclear disarmament and tighter international arms regulation through agreements such as the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty. It opposes military action that may result in the use of nuclear, chemical or biological weapons, and the building of nuclear power stations in the UK.

Treaty of VersaillesOne of the treaties that ended World War IThe Treaty of Versailles was a peace treaty signed on 28 June 1919. As the most important treaty of World War I, it ended the state of war between Germany and most of the Allied Powers. It was signed in the Palace of Versailles, exactly five years after the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand, the proximate cause of the war. The other Central Powers on the German side signed separate treaties.

United Nations General AssemblyIntergovernmental organization organUnited Nations General Assembly Hall at the UN Headquarters in New York City in 2006AbbreviationUNGAGAAGNUAGFormation1945; 81 years ago (1945)TypePrincipal organLegal statusActiveHeadquartersNew York City, U.S.PresidentKhalilur RahmanParent organizationUnited NationsWebsiteun.org/ga African Group (54) Asia and the Pacific Group (54) Eastern European Group (23) Latin American and Caribbean Group (GRULAC) (33) Western European and Others Group (WEOG) (29)The United Nations General Assembly (UNGA or GA) is one of the six principal organs of the United Nations (UN), serving as its main deliberative, policymaking, and representative organ.

Nuclear weaponA nuclear weapon is an explosive device that derives its destructive force from nuclear reactions, either nuclear fission (fission or atomic bomb) or a combination of fission and nuclear fusion reactions (thermonuclear weapon), producing a nuclear explosion. Both bomb types release large quantities of energy from relatively small amounts of matter. Nuclear warfare is widely considered a global catastrophic risk.

Police tactical unitA police tactical unit (PTU) is a specialised police unit trained and equipped to handle high‑risk situations that exceed the capabilities of ordinary law‑enforcement units. They are equipped with specialised weapons and protective gear and receive tactical training appropriate for high‑risk operations.

Kellogg–Briand PactThe Kellogg–Briand Pact or Pact of Paris (officially the General Treaty for Renunciation of War as an Instrument of National Policy) is a 1928 international agreement on peace in which signatory states promised not to use war to resolve "disputes or conflicts of whatever nature or of whatever origin they may be, which may arise among them". The pact was signed by Germany, France, and the United States on 27 August 1928, and by most other states soon after.

WeaponA weapon, arm, or armament is any implement or tool that is used to deter, threaten, inflict physical damage, harm, or kill. Weapons are used to increase the efficacy and efficiency of activities such as hunting, crime (e.g., murder), law enforcement, self-defense, warfare, or suicide. In a broader context, weapons may be construed to include anything used to gain a tactical, strategic, material, or mental advantage over an adversary or enemy target.

MilitaryOrganized force intended for warfareNATO military ceremony in Pabradė, Lithuania, November 2014A military, also known collectively as armed forces, is a heavily armed, highly organized force primarily intended for warfare. Militaries are typically authorized and maintained by a sovereign state, with their members identifiable by a distinct military uniform.

Weapon of mass destructionWeapon that can kill many people or cause great damageOn July 20, 1956, at Bikini Atoll, the 5-megaton-yield thermonuclear weapon Redwing Tewa was detonated.A weapon of mass destruction (WMD) is a biological, chemical, radiological, nuclear, or any other weapon that can kill or significantly harm many people or cause great damage to artificial structures (e.g., buildings), natural structures (e.g., mountains), or the biosphere.

Political demonstrationA political demonstration is an action by a mass group or collection of groups of people in favor of a political or other cause or people partaking in a protest against a cause of concern; it often consists of walking in a mass march formation and either beginning with or meeting at a designated endpoint, or rally, in order to hear speakers. It is different from mass meeting. Demonstrations may include actions such as blockades and sit-ins.