Publication
May 2011
The original list of weapons that could have effects comparable to those of acknowledged weapons of mass destruction became shorter and shorter, as technical problems with weaponization of some proposed phenomena with potential military application led to the questioning of their military effectiveness. After decades of consideration of the item, only radiological weapons remains on the agenda of the Conference although, paradoxically, there seems to be no serious interest in the Conference to negotiate a ban on such weapons.
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Author | Jerzy Zaleski |
Series | UNIDIR Books and Reports |
Publisher | United Nations Institute for Disarmament Research (UNIDIR) |
Copyright | © 2011 United Nations Institute for Disarmament Research (UNIDIR) |