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Autonomous weapons: ICRC submits recommendations to UN Secretary-General

… to the unacceptable effects of certain weapons on combatants and civilians, the ICRC … IHL rules limiting or prohibiting the use of weapons of concern. By drawing the attention of … law in this area, including with respect to nuclear, chemical and biological weapons, …

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Limits on Autonomy in Weapon Systems

… to mitigate the risks posed by autonomous weapons. It proposes three types of control … Intelligence on Strategic Stability and Nuclear Risk, vol. 1, Euro-Atlantic … Intelligence on Strategic Stability and Nuclear Risk: Vol. I Euro-Atlantic Perspectives …

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Limits on Autonomy in Weapon Systems report cover

Malaysia: Journalism contest sparks youth interest in nuclear ban treaty

… global race towards the total elimination of nuclear weapons dominated the focus of writers … touched on the humanitarian consequences of nuclear weapons and the need to progress on the …

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75 years after Hiroshima and Nagasaki, a nuclear threat returns

… Movement urges all nations to end the nuclear era. Seventy-five years ago, on the … a terrifying new weapon on Hiroshima. The nuclear bomb wiped out the city, instantly … comes even as the risk of use of nuclear weapons has risen to levels not seen since the …

News release

In Pictures: Responding to chemical, biological, radiological or nuclear (CBRN) events.

… of chemical, biological, radiological or nuclear agents. Here, participants learn how to … of chemical, biological, radiological or nuclear agents" said Stephen Donnelly, CBRN Technical Advisor in the ICRCs Weapons Contamination Unit. "It's essential …

How humanitarian law applies to armed conflict and nuclear power plants

… When hazardous sites like nuclear power plants become battlegrounds, the … they pose if they are damaged or targeted, nuclear power plants and other installations … placing military objectives, such as troops, weapons or military vehicles, in or near …

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Weapons: ICRC marks Ypres chlorine gas anniversary with WMD call

… towards ridding the world of all types of weapons of mass destruction. "Looking back at … conflict has been relatively limited – and nuclear arms. A review conference for the Treaty on Nuclear Non-Proliferation starting in New York …

News release

Nuclear disarmament is a common responsibility and an urgent humanitarian imperative

… to the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons. Delivered by Yahia Alibi, ICRC's … would be visited upon all humankind by a nuclear war. Today, the NPT remains a …

Statement

Working Paper submitted by the International Committee of the Red Cross to the 10th Review Conference of the Parties to the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons

… for the prohibition and elimination of nuclear weapons since 1945, when they witnessed … 2. The Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons (NPT) is recognized as the …

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Weapons: Statement of the ICRC to the United Nations, 2018

… prohibiting or limiting the use of certain weapons, is a fundamental responsibility of … the universal goal of a world free of nuclear weapons. The ICRC and the broader … for the prohibition and elimination of nuclear weapons. Our call is rooted in our …

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