BTWC

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BTWC is the commonly used abbreviation for the Biological Weapons Convention, an international treaty that prohibits the development, production, and stockpiling of biological and toxin weapons.

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BTWC canonical 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf arms control treaty
disarmament treaty
international treaty
abbreviationOf Biological Weapons Convention
aimsTo eliminate biological and toxin weapons
prevent biological warfare
strengthen international peace and security
appliesTo States Parties
category non-proliferation regime
encourages peaceful uses of biological science and technology
field arms control
international humanitarian law
international security
hasMechanism confidence-building measures
review conferences
language Arabic
Chinese
English
French
Russian
Spanish
legalNature legally binding
monitoredBy States Parties review conferences
United Nations
opposes bioterrorism
prohibits acquisition of biological weapons
acquisition of toxin weapons
development of biological weapons
development of toxin weapons
production of biological weapons
production of toxin weapons
retention of biological weapons
retention of toxin weapons
stockpiling of biological weapons
stockpiling of toxin weapons
prohibitsUseOf biological agents as weapons
toxins as weapons
relatedTo Chemical Weapons Convention
Geneva Protocol
requires destruction of existing biological weapons
national implementation measures
non-transfer of biological weapons
scope biological agents
toxins
weapons of mass destruction
shortName Biological Weapons Convention
subject biological weapons
toxin weapons

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