International preventive and counter-measures against the chemical and biological terrorism
Keywords:
chemical weapons, biological weapons, terrorism, security threatAbstract
The WMD terrorism belongs to current most compelling security threats. It has its roots yet in the 1970s. The interconnection of the most destructive weapon and terrorist groups reaby to cause a large number of casualties and extensive material damage resulted in international efforts and a complex agenda to fight against the security threat. The main aim of the article is to analyse main legal and institutional instruments of the chemical and biological non-proliferation and disarmament regime and to critically assess their contribution to preventing and countering the chemical and biological terrorism security threat.
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