CONTROL OF CONVENTIONAL, NUCLEAR, BIOLOGICAL AND CHEMICAL WEAPONS WITH REFERENCE TO INTERNATIONAL HUMANITARIAN LAWS
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Conventional Weapons, Nuclear Weapons, Biological Weapons Chemical Weapons, International Humanitarian LawsAbstract
A weapon, arm or armament is any implement or device that can be used with intent to inflict damage or harm. Weapons are used to increase the efficacy and efficiency of activities such as hunting, crime, law enforcement, self-defence, and warfare. In 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.we can say there are many disadvantages of these weapons like genocide, mass killing, mass destruction. if now there is no control on these weapons than all human being will go through these problems. This article is about Control of Weapons with reference to International Humanitarian Laws which are conventional weapons, biological weapons, nuclear weapons and chemical weapons.
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