Medical students at the IUPPNW India Peace Musuem in Napur learning about the devastation caused by nuclear weapons
WMD
The United Nations classifies three types of weapon as 'Weapons of Mass Destruction' (WMD) - nuclear, chemical and biological. All three have international treaties designed to control their manufacture. Chemical and biological weapons have treaties that outlaw their use in an attack. But the effects of the three different types of WMD on people and the environment are of a very different order of magnitude.
Proliferation of nuclear, chemical and biological weapons, as well as their means of delivery, constitutes a massive threat to international peace and security. There is a real risk that terrorists may acquire, develop, traffic in or use nuclear, chemical and biological weapons. Ensuring their abolition is therefore a key mission for the 21st century.
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Medact - Trident briefingOn July 21st Jack Straw announced that the House of Commons would vote on whether or not to maintain the Trident Missile System before the end of the year. To find out what the system consists of, its potential power and how much it costs click here.....04/08/2006
Trident's dependency on the United StatesIn a letter published in the Guardian this week Medact members Drs Liz Waterston and Douglas Holdstock corrected an inaccurate report which claimed that Trident could be 'operationally independent' of the United States.04/08/2006
