Disarmament
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Disarmament means the act of reducing or depriving arms i.e. weaponry.
The United Nations has worked for nuclear disarmament ever since its first resolution in 1946 entitled "The Establishment of a Commission to Deal with the Problems Raised by the Discovery of Atomic Energy." In 1954, India became the first country to seek a complete ban on nuclear testing.
There are three types of nuclear disarmament:
- General Disarmament: allows nations to keep minimum necessary police force.
- Quantitative and Qualitative Disarmament: involves overall reduction and abolition of only certain types of armaments.
- Total Disarmament: the complete elimination of armaments.
The Ottawa treaty
In 1999 the ottawa treaty was passed and signed by 130 nations. the treaty banned the production, trade, and use of all antipersonal landmines. today, 30 nations have destroyed their stockpile of antipersonal landmines. This treaty has been hailed as a major breakthrough in the fight for world disarmament.
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