MAPW presentation giving an overview of chemical weapons and biological weapons and some examples of their use. Also details international treaties to ban these weapons, and which countries have signed these treaties. Part of a 2006 MAPW series of presentations designed to assist members speak on these topics.

A comprehensive MAPW paper from 2000. It defines biological weapons in detail, gives a comprehensive overview of the history of these weapons, and speaks to the threats of biological warfare and the solutions to the risks. Written by Kate Leeson MEDACT (SA)i, Adelaide, and co-author of Landmines: a global health crisis, published by IPPNWi in 1997.

Recommended reading!

 The statement by Australian Ambassador Les Luck to the Biological Weapons Convention Review Conference in 2001.

Statement to the Biological Weapons Convention (BWCi) Review Conference, Geneva 2001, by Ambassador Les Luck of Australia.