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Arms Control and Disarmament

Arms Control and Disarmament. Unit 4: AOS 1: Ethical Issues and Debates. The Topic…. http://www.newint.org/issues/2011/12/01/. The Issues. Who should have Nuclear Weapons? Who is making money from weapons? Drones? Arming states / uprisings ? Use of Chemical / banned weapons.

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Arms Control and Disarmament

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  1. Arms Control and Disarmament Unit 4: AOS 1: Ethical Issues and Debates

  2. The Topic… • http://www.newint.org/issues/2011/12/01/

  3. The Issues • Who should have Nuclear Weapons? • Who is making money from weapons? • Drones? • Arming states / uprisings? • Use of Chemical / banned weapons. • Private Military Corporations (Blackwater/Academi) • And others…

  4. Arms Exports

  5. Arms Imports

  6. Laws and Treaties • http://www.un.org/disarmament/HomePage/treaty/treaties.shtml

  7. Laws and Treaties • A few treaties: • Convention on Cluster Munitions (2010) • Mine Ban Convention (1999) • Arms Trade Treaty (2013)

  8. Why do we need these treaties? • History of warfare – the 20th Century and the advancement of technology meant that weapons advanced. • What was ‘war’ like in the 1500s? • What was ‘war’ like in the 1800s? • What was ‘war’ like in the 1900s? • What is ‘war’ like now?

  9. What is the difference between Arms Control and Disarmament?

  10. What do the treaties do? • Goal of treaty • Evaluation of success/failure • Reaction of stakeholders to the treaties.

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