Transcript
  • 00:01    |    
    Initial credits
  • 00:06    |    
    Introduction
  • Conference outline
  • 00:57    |    
    International definitions of weapons of mass destruction (WMD)
  • Biological, chemical, radiological and nuclear acronim (BCRN)
  • 03:06    |    
    Origins of the arms control term
  • Confidence building measures
  • 05:06    |    
    Disarmament concept
    • Application spectrum
    • Unilateral disarmament
    • Bilateral disarmament
  • 07:50    |    
    Non-proliferation concept
  • International treaties
  • 09:47    |    
    Counter-proliferation concept
    • Nuclear situation in the Iraq War
    • Anti-missile defense
    • Preemptive attack
  • 13:16    |    
    Deproliferation concept
    • Saddam Hussein's secret nuclear program
    • South Africa's nuclear weapon dismantlement process
    • Treaty of Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons (NPT)
    • Lybia's nuclear ambitions
  • 16:43    |    
    Institutional framework
  • 17:02    |    
    Universal framework
    • Consensus basis
    • Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty (CTBT)
    • First Comitee of the United Nations General Assembly
    • United Nation Disarmament Comission
    • Security Council's statement on weapons of mass destruction
  • 21:20    |    
    International Humanitarian Law
    • International legal background on war
    • Humanitarian law purposes
  • 23:58    |    
    The motivations for acquiring WMD
    • International prestige
    • Deterrence method
    • Interstate intervention prevention
    • Blackmail instrument
    • Direct conflict
  • 28:42    |    
    Traditional responses of the International Community towards WMD
    • Bilateral treaties
      • New START
      • India-Pakistan treaties
      • Brazil-Argentina treaties
    • Multilateral treaties
      • Environmental protection treaties
      • Testing prohibition treaties
      • Treaty reinforcement
      • Verification mechanisms
    • Regional prohibition treaties
      • Treaty of Tlatelolco
      • Intercontinental treaties
      • Nuclear-Weapon-Free Areas
    • Nunclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT)
      • Non-Nuclear Weapon States
      • Treaty ratifications and withdrawals
    • Fissile Material Cut-off Treaty (FMCT)
    • Biological weapons
    • Geneva Protocol (1925)
    • Biological Weapons Convention (1972)
      • Lack of verification mechanisms
      • Strengthning interstate treaties
  • 50:46    |    
    Chemical weapons
    • Paris Convention (1933)
      • Intrusive verification mechanisms
      • Treaty participation
    • Radiological weapons
      • India-Pakistan Non-Attack Agreement
      • Negotiations at the Conference on Disarmament
  • 54:57    |    
    Export Control Treaties
    • Nuclear controls
      • Zangger Comitee (1971)
      • Nuclear Suppliers Groups (NSG)
    • Biological and chemical controls
      • The Australia Group (AG)
      • Export controls coordination
    • Wassenaar Arrangement on Export of Conventional and Dual-use Goods and Technoligies
    • Missile controls
      • Missile Technology Control Regime
      • Hague Code of Conduct
  • 01:01:58    |    
    Successes and failures of treaties and regimes on WMD
    • Nuclear weapons
      • Available WMD in the world
      • United States and Russia nuclear weapons
      • Global nuclear stockpiles between 1945 to 1996
    • Biological and chemical weapons
      • Lybian weapon crisis
      • Incapability of biogical weapons verification
      • Official weapon state declarations
      • Chemical Weapons Convention States Parties
      • Biological weapons program suspicions
    • Missile warfare
      • MANPADS proliferation
      • Countries with missile capabilities
      • Ballistic missiles
    • Countries with present programs of WMD
    • Difficulties within WMD
    • International sanctions
  • 01:12:04    |    
    New approach to WMD
    • Post-Cold War context
    • Terrorist risks
    • The Proliferation Security Initiative (PSI)
    • Bio-defense measures
    • Cooperative Threat Reduction
    • G8 Global Partnership against WMD
    • UN Security Council: Resolution 1540
  • 01:16:12    |    
    The European experience with conventional armament
    • Anti-personnel landmines
    • Use of small arms and light weapons
      • Human casualties
      • International response
    • Cluster munitions
    • International responses
    • Arms transfers
    • Arms Trade Treaty
  • 01:21:03    |    
    Conclusions
  • 01:22:42    |    
    Final credits


Arms Proliferation: Threats and Responses

New Media  | 10 de marzo de 2011  | Vistas: 198

The evolutionary history of war has influenced enormously the way that countries interact and defend themselves presently. Bellicose technology has constantly evolved into much more sophisticated methods and techniques, which have led to greater controls over these types of weapons. Marc Finaud refers to this topic by explaining the biggest threats to international security regarding weapons of mass destruction. He explains the different kinds of weapons existing and how they have produced a new world order. He also describes the main responses the international community has had towards these types of menaces to peace and security amongst them, demonstrating how diverse treaties and agreements have regulated their use and prevented worldwide catastrophes.




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Mark Finaud is Special Advisor to the Director of the International…