The material in this list is confined to topics covered by this Disarmament Orientation Course. Please read/skim the key readings for each module. Readings qualified as “Other Readings” are not required. Do also refer to the Table of Disarmament Forums and Agencies and the Table of Weapons and Technologies in conjunction with this reading list!
International Security and Arms Control
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Conference on Disarmament (CD)
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Nuclear disarmament and non-proliferation
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Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT)
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Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons (TPNW)
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Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty (CTBT)
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International Humanitarian Law (IHL)
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Convention on Conventional Weapons (CCW) a.k.a. Inhumane Weapons Convention
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Anti-personnel landmines (APMBC)
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Explosive Weapons in Populated Areas (EWIPA)
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Small Arms and Light Weapons (SALW)
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Lethal Autonomous Weapons Systems (LAWS), Unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs)
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UNOG: Library
http://research.un.org/en/docs/disarmament
http://libraryresources.unog.ch/disarmament/global
https://libraryresources.unog.ch/bioweapons
https://libraryresources.unog.ch/chemweapons
https://libraryresources.unog.ch/nukes