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Weapons of Mass Destruction - dates are shown in day.month.year |
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Entry into Force of Treaty |
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Ratified |
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Antarctic Treaty |
23.06.1961 |
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Bangkok Treaty: Treaty on the Southeast Asia Nuclear Weapon-Free Zone |
28.03.1997 |
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BTWC: Convention on the Prohibition of the Development, Production and Stockpiling of Bacteriological (Biological) and Toxin Weapons and on Their Destruction |
26.03.1975 |
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05.10.1977 |
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CANWFZ: Treaty on the Nuclear-Weapon-Free Zone in Central Asia |
21.03.2009 |
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CPPNM: Convention on the Physical Protection of Nuclear Material |
08.02.1987 |
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CPPNM: Amendments to the Convention on the Physical Protection of Nuclear Material |
Not yet entered into force |
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CTBT: Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty |
Not yet entered into force |
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CWC: Convention on the Prohibition of the Development, Production, Stockpiling and Use of Chemical Weapons and on Their Destruction |
29.04.1997 |
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06.05.1994
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Geneva Protocol: Protocol for the Prohibition of the Use in War of Asphyxiating, Poisonous or Other Gases, and of Bacteriological Methods of Warfare |
08.02.1928 |
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25.05.1930
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NPT: Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons |
05.03.1970 |
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Partial Test Ban Treaty: Treaty Banning Nuclear Weapon Tests in the Atmosphere, in Outer Space and under Water |
10.10.1963 |
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Treaty of Rarotonga: South Pacific Nuclear Free Zone Treaty |
11.12.1986 |
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Sea-Bed Treaty: Treaty on the Prohibition of the Emplacement of Nuclear Weapons and Other Weapons of Mass Destruction on the Sea-Bed and the Ocean Floor and in the Subsoil Thereof |
18.05.1972 |
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Conventional Weapons - dates are shown in day.month.year |
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Treaty |
Entry into Force of Treaty |
Signed |
Ratified |
Acceded |
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CCM: The Convention on Cluster Munitions |
Not yet entered into force |
03.12.2008 |
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CCW: Convention on Prohibitions or Restrictions on the Use of Certain Conventional Weapons Which May Be Deemed to Be Excessively Injurious or to Have Indiscriminate Effects |
02.12.1983 |
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29.09.1983 |
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CCW Amendment Article 1 |
18.05.2004 |
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03.12.2002 |
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CCW protocol I: Protocol on Non-Detectable Fragments |
02.12.1983 |
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29.09.1983 |
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CCW protocol II: Protocol on Prohibitions or Restrictions on the Use of Mines, Booby Traps and Other Devices |
02.12.1983 |
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29.09.1983 |
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CCW Amended Protocol II: Protocol on Prohibitions or Restrictions on the Use of Mines, Booby Traps and Other Devices |
03.12. 1998 |
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22.08.1997 |
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CCW Protocol III: Protocol on Prohibitions or Restrictions on the Use of Incendiary Weapons |
02.12.1983 |
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29.09.1983 |
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CCW Protocol IV: Protocol on Blinding Laser Weapons |
30.07.1998 |
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22.08.1997 |
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CCW Protocol V: Protocol on Explosive Remnants of War |
12.11.2006 |
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04.01.2007 |
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The Hague Declaration (IV,3): Declaration (IV,3) concerning Expanding Bullets |
04.09.1900 |
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Mine Ban Convention: Convention on the Prohibition of the Use, Stockpiling, Production and Transfer of Anti-Personnel Mines and on Their Destruction |
01.03.1999 |
03.12.1997
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14.01.1999
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St. Petersburg Declaration: Declaration Renouncing the Use, in Time of War, of Explosive Projectiles Under 400 Grammes Weight |
11.12.1868 |
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Other - dates are shown in day.month.year |
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Entry into Force of Treaty |
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Ratified |
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ENMOD: Convention on the Prohibition of Military or Any Other Hostile Use of Environmental Modification Techniques |
05.10.1978 |
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07.09.1984 |
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Treaty on Open Skies |
01.01.2002 |
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Outer Space Treaty: Treaty on Principles Governing the Activities of States in the Exploration and Use of Outer Space, including the Moon and Other Celestial Bodies |
10.10.1967 |
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