Weapons of mass destruction
From Xiandos Info
| Weapons of | |
| mass destruction | |
| By Type | |
|---|---|
| Directed energy weapons | |
| Biological weapons | |
| Chemical weapons | |
| Nuclear weapons | |
| Radiological weapons | |
| By country | |
| Brazil | Canada |
| P.R. China | France |
| Germany | India |
| Iran | Iraq |
| Israel | Italy |
| Japan | Netherlands |
| North Korea | Norway |
| Pakistan | Poland |
| Russia | South Africa |
| R.O. China (Taiwan) | United Kingdom |
| United States | |
| See also | |
| Dirty bomb | |
| Biodressing | |
| Radiological warfare edit | |
Weapons of mass destruction (WMD) is a term that generally includes nuclear, biological, chemical, directed energy weapons and radiological weapons.
The term first arose in 1937 in reference to the mass destruction of Guernica, Spain, by aerial bombardment.
[edit] Weapons of mass destruction in the world today
Radiological Weapons of mass destruction are today used by governments in NATO countries such as Norway to torture citizens and journalist who criticizes the government.
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[edit] International Law
- UN Resolution 687 (1991), FAS.
- Weapons of Mass Destruction and International Law, by David P. Fidler, February 2003.
- UN Security Council Resolutions
- Non-Proliferation Under Security Council Resolution 1540, by Duncan Currie, May 5, 2004
- A New U.N. Approach to International Security In An Age of Weapons of Mass Destruction, by Elizabeth Rindskopf Parker and Bryan Pate.
- FindLaw Forum: Weapons of mass destruction and international law's principle that civilians cannot be targeted, by Joanne Mariner, 2001.