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Organizations relating to Arms

Institut Européen des Armes de Chasse et de Sport / Rome, Italy / Est. 1977
Eastern Africa Action Network on Small Arms / Kampala, Uganda
Australia Group / Barton ACT, Australia / Est. 1984
United Nations Standing Advisory Committee on Security Questions in Central Africa / New York NY, USA / Est. 1992
World EOD Foundation / Watford, UK
Commission internationale permanente pour l'épreuve des armes à feu portatives / Brussels, Belgium / Est. 1914
Missile Technology Control Regime / Est. 1987
Abolition 2000 - Global Network to Eliminate Nuclear Weapons / Oakland CA, USA / Est. 1995
International Action Network on Small Arms / Est. 1998
World Atlatl Association / Cheyenne WY, USA / Est. 1987
Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty Organization / Vienna, Austria
South Eastern and Eastern Europe Clearinghouse for the Control of Small Arms and Light Weapons / Belgrade, Serbia / Est. 2002
Global Zero / Est. 2008
Campaign to Stop Killer Robots / New York NY, USA / Est. 2013
International Campaign to Ban Landmines - Cluster Munition Coalition / Geneva, Switzerland / Est. 2011
Global Partnership Against the Spread of Weapons and Materials of Mass Destruction / Est. 2002
North American Aerospace Defense Command / Peterson CO, USA / Est. 1958
Humanitarian Coalition on Small Arms / Geneva, Switzerland / Est. 2001
Nagasaki Peace Institute / Nagasaki, Japan / Est. 1997
International Mine Initiative / Athens, Greece / Est. 2000
International Ammunition Association / Lincoln NE, USA / Est. 1955
Institute for Cooperation in Space / Vancouver BC, Canada
Clear Path International / Bainbridge Island WA, USA / Est. 2000
European Rifle Association / Est. 1988
United Nations Security Council Military Staff Committee / New York NY, USA / Est. 1946
Commonwealth Heraldry Board / Est. 1969
European Federation Against Nuclear Arms / Est. 1959
International Bank for Arms Regulation
Chemical Weapons Convention Coalition
Conference of States Parties of the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons / The Hague, Netherlands / Est. 1997
Southeast Asian Nuclear Weapon-Free Zone / Jakarta, Indonesia / Est. 1995
International Defensive Pistol Association / Bogota TX, USA / Est. 1996
Institut de médecine tropicale du service de santé des armées / Marseille, France / Est. 1905
Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty / Est. 1991
Agreement for an Embargo on Arms for China / Est. 1919
Protocol for the Prohibition of the Use in War of Asphyxiating, Poisonous or other Gases, and of Bacteriological Methods of Warfare / Est. 1925
Nairobi Declaration on the Problem of Illicit Small Arms and Light Weapons in the Great Lakes Region and the Horn of Africa / Est. 2000
Convention for the Limitation of Armaments / Est. 1923
Treaty for the Limitation of Naval Armament, 1922 / Est. 1922
Convention on the Prohibition of the Development, Production and Stockpiling of Bacteriological - Biological - and Toxin Weapons and on Their Destruction / Est. 1972
Inter-American Convention Against the Illicit Manufacturing of and Trafficking in Firearms, Ammunition, Explosives and other Related Materials / Washington DC, USA / Est. 1997
Treaty on the Southeast Asia Nuclear Weapon-free Zone / Jakarta, Indonesia / Est. 1995
Convention Relative to the Laying of Automatic Submarine Contact Mines / Est. 1907
Treaty on the Prohibition of the Emplacement of Nuclear Weapons and other Weapons of Mass Destruction on the Sea-bed and the Ocean Floor and in the Subsoil Thereof / Est. 1971
Treaty on the Non-proliferation of Nuclear Weapons / Est. 1968
International Convention Regarding the Establishment of Uniform Regulations for the Reciprocal Recognition of Official Proof Marks on Fire-arms / Est. 1914
Convention Relating to the Salvage of Torpedoes / Est. 1934
Amendment to the Treaty for the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons in Latin America, 1992 / Est. 1992
Treaty Banning Nuclear Weapon Tests in the Atmosphere, in Outer Space and under Water / Est. 1963
Treaty for the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons in Latin America and the Caribbean / Est. 1967

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World Problems relating to Arms

From the Encyclopedia of World Problems and Human Potential

Nerve gases
Hazardous remnants of war
Proliferation of strategic nuclear weapons
Chemical warfare
Competitive acquisition of arms
Biological warfare
Imbalance in strategic arms
Proliferation of nuclear weapons and technology
Inhumane and indiscriminate weapons
Spent radioactive artillery shells
Environmental consequences of war
Genetic weapons
Vulnerability of women and children in emergencies
Illegal international arms shipments
International trade in biological weapons
Internal armed conflicts
Space weapons arms race
Insecurity and vulnerability of non-nuclear weapon states
Irresponsible arming of rioters
Insecurity and vulnerability of nuclear weapon states
Private international arms dealers
Restriction of arms supply
Unethical practices of national defence industries
Radiological warfare
Denial of human rights in armed conflicts

Action Strategies relating to Arms

From the Encyclopedia of World Problems and Human Potential

Using water as a weapon
Clearing land mines
Negotiating multilateral arms limitation
Passive resistance
Negotiating convention for the elimination of nuclear weapons
Eliminating chemical weapons
Improving military technology
Controlling availability of arms
Using nuclear weapons
Reinvesting military capacity in civil goals
Eliminating weapons of mass destruction
Campaigning for nuclear disarmament
Curbing flow of small arms
Strengthening safeguards on movement of nuclear-weapons grade materials
Opposing arms race
Developing mobilization plan in event of warfare
Fearing armed attack
Protecting the environment during warfare
Protecting children from armed conflict
Informing about disarmament
Restricting use of land mines
Prohibiting nuclear weapons
Ensuring effective firearms control
Eliminating all weapons
Establishing nuclear-free zone

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