BTWC

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BTWC is the commonly used abbreviation for the Biological Weapons Convention, an international treaty that prohibits the development, production, and stockpiling of biological and toxin weapons.

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BTWC canonical 2

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Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf arms control treaty ⓘ
disarmament treaty ⓘ
international treaty ⓘ
abbreviationOf Biological Weapons Convention ⓘ
aimsTo eliminate biological and toxin weapons ⓘ
prevent biological warfare ⓘ
strengthen international peace and security ⓘ
appliesTo States Parties ⓘ
category non-proliferation regime ⓘ
encourages peaceful uses of biological science and technology ⓘ
field arms control ⓘ
international humanitarian law ⓘ
international security ⓘ
hasMechanism confidence-building measures ⓘ
review conferences ⓘ
language Arabic ⓘ
Chinese ⓘ
English ⓘ
French ⓘ
Russian ⓘ
Spanish ⓘ
legalNature legally binding ⓘ
monitoredBy States Parties review conferences ⓘ
United Nations ⓘ
opposes bioterrorism ⓘ
prohibits acquisition of biological weapons ⓘ
acquisition of toxin weapons ⓘ
development of biological weapons ⓘ
development of toxin weapons ⓘ
production of biological weapons ⓘ
production of toxin weapons ⓘ
retention of biological weapons ⓘ
retention of toxin weapons ⓘ
stockpiling of biological weapons ⓘ
stockpiling of toxin weapons ⓘ
prohibitsUseOf biological agents as weapons ⓘ
toxins as weapons ⓘ
relatedTo Chemical Weapons Convention ⓘ
Geneva Protocol ⓘ
requires destruction of existing biological weapons ⓘ
national implementation measures ⓘ
non-transfer of biological weapons ⓘ
scope biological agents ⓘ
toxins ⓘ
weapons of mass destruction ⓘ
shortName Biological Weapons Convention ⓘ
subject biological weapons ⓘ
toxin weapons ⓘ

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