Jordan: ICRC Activity report October – December 2016
… the Chemical, Biological, Radiological and Nuclear (CBRN) unit in Geneva. They worked … protection of civilian population, explosive weapons in populated areas” which was …
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Indirect Fire : A technical analysis of the employment, accuracy and effects of indirect-fire artillery weapons
… addresses a range of conventional artillery weapons firing explosive munitions, the use of … 200 mm were typically designed for firing nuclear projectiles at very long range, a role … Administration). 1977. The Effects of Nuclear Weapons. Available from DOD (Joint …
Mexico: ICRC president calls on Latin America and Caribbean to keep championing prohibition of nuclear weapons
… on a new treaty to prohibit and eliminate nuclear weapons. "The ICRC looks forward to working … your governments to make a treaty prohibiting nuclear weapons a reality, and pursue broader …
50th anniversary of the Tlatelolco Treaty: Statement of Peter Maurer, President, ICRC
… adoption of the Treaty for the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons in Latin America and the Caribbean 50 … This treaty was the first to create a nuclear weapon free zone over a populated …
Relevant and practical: The Additional Protocols at 40
… organized, well-equipped armies with superior weapons and so turned to leaders such as Mao … due to the irreconcilable differences on nuclear weapons. In addition, Hague Law … in the thick of Cold War polarization, amid nuclear-level anxiety, and at a table where …
South Africa: Is this the beginning of the end for nuclear weapons?
… agreement that will prohibit the use of nuclear weapons. This video describes why African …
Bringing the era of nuclear weapons to an end in the name of humanity
… a Legally Binding Instrument to Prohibit Nuclear Weapons, Leading to their Total Elimination. … a legally binding instrument to prohibit nuclear weapons, leading towards their total …
What is the ICRC doing to reduce the effects of weapon contamination?
… of chemical, biological, radiological and nuclear hazards, also known as CBRN. It … promotes IHL provisions related to the use of weapons. Dissemination sessions as stand-alone …
Urgent action needed to reduce the risks of nuclear weapons
… Nuclear Weapon Risks Symposium, United Nations … carried out to further the understanding of nuclear weapon risks. UNIDIR’s work builds on … of the increasing danger that nuclear weapons will be used – intentionally, …
Banning nuclear weapons is our obligation to future generations and a humanitarian imperative
… on the Prohibition and Elimination of Nuclear Weapons, Nagasaki, Japan. Speech by Christine … point in the efforts to end the era of nuclear weapons. Negotiations by States …
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