The Biological Weapons Convention: A Failed RevolutionLittlewood (U. of Southampton) follows the negotiations on the Biological Weapons Convention (BWC) Protocol from their origins in 1975 to the completion of the Fifth Review Conference in 2002. He analyzes all the major issues and outlines the positions of the key states. Littlewood contends that the BWC has two types of states parties: minimalists, |
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Introduction | 3 |
Minimalism and Reform in the Biological Weapons Convention | 9 |
From VEREX to Ad Hoc Group | 47 |
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