Proliferation and Security (Weapons of Mass Destrucion)

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The proliferation or non-proliferation of weapons of mass destruction has been – with a varying intensity – on the international agenda since the beginning of the 20th century. The main international treaties (Geneva Protocol, BTWC, NPT, CWC, CTBT) have a different number of state parties in spite of efforts at making them universal. Yet, besides states parties a new challenge has emerged from the side of non-state actors.
Besides the global level of WMD proliferation, the regional aspect should also be thoroughly studied as time and again one or other WMD category may pose a security threat within a region, and not necessarily reaching the global level – in spite of the fact that WMD in general is considered to be a global responsibility.
While there has been a relative constraint if the use of WMD in the past years, yet, in Russia’s war in the Ukraine has exposed the relevance of both the Russian nuclear arsenal and the possibility of attacks on civilian nuclear infrastructure; while in the chemical weapon domain Syria and the Islamic state produced cases of CW use.

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2025-12-31