Disarmament 101

Disarmament - The reduction or withdrawal of military forces and weapons. (Oxford Dictionary Definition) The concept of disarmament is central to the work of the United Nations, and to the League...

Education on disarmament and nonproliferation is one of the key ways that we can make change in the world. The next generation need to understand the global nuclear legacy that they are inheriting...

Nuclear weapons are the most destructive, inhumane and indiscriminate weapons known to humankind, and there are still about 14,500 of them. Over 95% of these are in the United States of America...

While conventional arms are not as catastrophic in their immediate effects as nuclear, chemical or biological weapons of mass destruction, according to the United Nations...

Chemical and Biological weapons are two other types of ‘Weapons of Mass Destruction’. Both are banned internationally. Thanks to the prohibitions, both weapon types are rarely used today. The...

Over the past decade, the expanded use of unmanned armed vehicles has dramatically changed warfare, bringing new humanitarian and legal challenges. Now rapid advances in technology are resulting in...