Strengthening the Biological Weapons Convention by Confidence-Building Measures

This is a part of a series of occasional papers intended primarily for specialists in the field of CBW arms control or for people engaged in other areas of international relations or security affairs whose work could benefit from a deeper understanding of particular CBW matters.

Summary

The 2nd Review Conference of the parties to the Biological Weapons Convention agreed on instituting voluntary confidence-building measures (CBMs) to strengthen the Convention. This looks at how CBMs contribute to improving international co-operation in the field of peaceful biological activities.

Additional text

`this latest monograph in a series on chemical and biological warfare sponsored by the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI) is particularly timely.'
Issues in Science and Technology

Product details

• Authors: Erhard Geissler, Stockholm International Peace Research I
• Assisted by: Erhard Geissler (Editor), Geissler Erhard (Editor)
• Publisher: Oxford Academic
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 15.03.1990
• EAN: 9780198291398
• ISBN: 978-0-19-829139-8
• Dimensions: 208 mm x 297 mm x 17 mm
• Weight: 581 g
• Series: SIPRI Chemical & Biological Warfare Studies; Sipri Chemical & Biological Wa; SIPRI Chemical & Biological Warfare Studies; Sipri Chemical & Biological Wa
• Subjects: Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political science and political education; POLITICAL SCIENCE / International Relations / General, International Relations, HISTORY / Military / Biological & Chemical Warfare, Chemical & biological weapons, Chemical and biological weapons