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2020 Orientation Course Reading List

The materials in this reading list are confined to topics covered by the 2020 Orientation Course and are mainly in English. They are intended to be useful reference that you can refer to time and again.

Asterisks (*) denote required reading materials.

 

Module 1: Scene-setting—context, history and mechanisms

International Security and Arms Control

Conference on Disarmament (CD)

Disarmament Machinery

 

Module 2: Weapons of mass destruction (WMD)

WMD (General)

Biological

Chemical

Nuclear

Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT)

Safeguards

Fissile Materials

Deterrence

Risk

Verification

Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty (CTBT)

Module 3: Conventional weapons

Conventional: General

Convention on Conventional Weapons (CCW) a.k.a. Inhumane Weapons Convention

Anti-personnel landmines (Ottawa Convention)

Cluster Munitions (CCM)

Explosive Weapons in Populated Areas (EWIPA)

Arms Trade

Small Arms and Light Weapons

Module 4: Space and missiles

Outer Space

Missiles and New Weapons

Module 5: ICT, AI and cyber

Artificial Intelligence

Cyber

Lethal Autonomous Weapons Systems (LAWS), Unmanned Aerial vehicles (UAVs)

 

Module 6: Cross-cutting issues

International Humanitarian Law (IHL)

Science and technology

Gender

Advocacy and Civil Society

Diplomacy

Procedures, Documents, Systems and Support

UNOG Library Resources

http://research.un.org/en/docs/disarmament
http://libraryresources.unog.ch/disarmament/global
https://libraryresources.unog.ch/bioweapons
https://libraryresources.unog.ch/chemweapons
https://libraryresources.unog.ch/nukes
https://libraryresources.unog.ch/conventionalarms
https://libraryresources.unog.ch/st

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