Contents

SIPRI Yearbook 2018

SIPRI Yearbook 2018

IV. Biological arms control

Chapter:
8. Chemical and biological security threats
Source:
SIPRI Yearbook 2018
Author(s):
Dan Smith

The principal legal instrument against biological warfare is the 1972 Biological and Toxin Weapons Convention (BTWC).1 Samoa acceded to the convention in 2017 and, as of December 2017, the convention had 179 states parties.

Citation (MLA):
Smith, Dan. "8. Chemical and biological security threats." SIPRI Yearbook. SIPRI. Oxford: Oxford University Press. 2016. Web. 16 Feb. 2025. <https://www.sipriyearbook.org/view/9780198821557/sipri-9780198821557-chapter-8-div1-011.xml>.
Citation (APA):
Smith, D. (2016). 8. Chemical and biological security threats. In SIPRI, SIPRI Yearbook 2018: Armaments, Disarmament and International Security. Oxford: Oxford University Press. Retrieved 16 Feb. 2025, from https://www.sipriyearbook.org/view/9780198821557/sipri-9780198821557-chapter-8-div1-011.xml
Citation (Chicago):
Smith, Dan. "8. Chemical and biological security threats." In SIPRI Yearbook 2018: Armaments, Disarmament and International Security, SIPRI. (Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2016). Retrieved 16 Feb. 2025, from https://www.sipriyearbook.org/view/9780198821557/sipri-9780198821557-chapter-8-div1-011.xml
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